| 1979-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Douglas Adams |
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|
dolphin (1), comedy (1), philosophical quest (1), into-tv (1), cult fiction (1), from-radio (1), mega-engineering (1), england (1), interstellar travel (1), space drive (1), science fiction (1), into-movie (1), philosophy (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1), into-video game (1)
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| 1977-01-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
A Scanner Darkly |
Philip K. Dick |
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|
science fiction (2), drugs (2), california (2), into-movie (1), addiction (1), espionage (1), police (1), rehabilitation (1), drug abuse (1), drug addiction (1), drug use (1), illegal drugs (1), undercover operations (1)
|
| 1976-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Mindbridge |
Joe Haldeman |
|
|
telepathy (2), science fiction (2), space opera (1), hard sf (1), explorers (1), interplanetary exploration (1), interstellar exploration (1), planetary exploration (1), Alien Communication (1), communication (1), interspecies communication (1), thought communication (1), dangerous missions (1), suicide (1)
|
| 1976-03-00 |
CHAPBOOK |
English |
The Word for World Is Forest |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
|
|
Young Adult (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1976-01-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang |
Kate Wilhelm |
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|
Clones (2), cloning (2), 2-award-winner (1), post-apocalyptic (1), female protagonist (1), Virginia (1), breeding program (1), collapse of civilzation (1), societal collapse (1), social collapse (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1975-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Missing Man |
Katherine MacLean |
|
|
terrorism (1), police (1), New York City (1), New York (1), criminal gang (1), telepathy (1), telepathic (1), telepath (1), first person point of view (1), first person (1), science fiction (1), near future (1), underwater city (1)
|
| 1975-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Female Man |
Joanna Russ |
|
|
SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), alternate history (1), science fiction (1), world without men/women (1)
|
| 1973-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (2), spiders (1), aliens (1), cannibalism (1), alien protagonist (1), first person (1), first person narrative (1), first person point of view (1), life cycle (1), unusual life cycle (1), reproductive imperative (1), alien reproduction (1)
|
| 1973-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Rendezvous with Rama |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
first contact (3), science fiction (3), Big Dumb Object (1), into-video game (1), into-radio (1), exploration (1), robots (1), space travel (1), genetic engineering (1), hard sf (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), 5-award-winner (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), hard science fiction (1), sub-light speed (1), mega-starship (1), alien artifact (1), near future (1)
|
| 1973-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Embedding |
Ian Watson |
|
|
linguistics (2), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), science fiction (1), Brazil (1), Nevada (1), first contact (1), Amazon jungle (1), unethical research (1), drug (1), drug use (1)
|
| 1973-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Girl Who Was Plugged In |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (2), advertising (2), cyberpunk (1), Capitalism (1), suicide (1), disease (1), genetic engineering (1), celebrities (1), beauty (1), into-tv (1), influencers (1), remote control (1)
|
| 1973-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Women Men Don't See |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (3), aliens (2), near future (1), social criticism (1), first person point of view (1), alien visitation (1), airplane crash (1), plane crash (1), crash landing (1), survival (1), mother and daughter (1)
|
| 1972-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
All the Kinds of Yes |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (1), alien visitation (1), alien visitor (1), alien visit to earth (1), Washington DC (1), Washington, DC (1)
|
| 1972-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
And I Have Come Upon This Place by Lost Ways |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (1), scientific research (1), scientists (1), scientist (1), anthropology (1)
|
| 1972-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
On the Last Afternoon |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
cultural decline (1), life cycle (1), unusual life cycle (1), father (1), human colony (1), crash landing (1), alien reproduction (1), aliens (1), science fiction (1), kaiju (1), giant monsters (1)
|
| 1972-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Gods Themselves |
Isaac Asimov |
|
|
science fiction (2), food (1), argon (1), tourism (1), power source (1), pions (1), gymnastics (1), nudity (1), immigration (1), plutonium (1), tungsten (1), global Earth government (1), genetic engineering (1), water (1), quasars (1), moon (1), aliens (1), alien perspective (1), sex (1), alternative energy (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), parallel universe (1), translation (1), Moon colony (1), Solar apocalypse (1), advanced aliens (1), academia (1), rivalry (1), first contact (1), Etruscan (1), journalist (1), radioactivity (1), set in 22nd century (1), set in 2070s (1), intuition (1), lunar city (1)
|
| 1972-03-17 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Milk of Paradise |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (2), aliens (1)
|
| 1972-03-17 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Word for World Is Forest |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
|
|
Allegorical of the Vietnam War (1), science fiction (1), slavery (1), dreams (1), human-alien sex (1)
|
| 1971-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Meeting with Medusa |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (2), Jupiter (2), aliens (1), airships (1), balloons (1), cyborgs (1)
|
| 1971-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Half Past Human |
T. J. Bass |
|
|
Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), genetics (1), underground dwellers (1), underground cities (1), underground city (1), cannibalism (1), science fiction (1), machine intelligence (1), suspended animation (1)
|
| 1971-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The World Inside |
Robert Silverberg |
|
|
science fiction (2), arcology (2), overpopulation (2), fix-up novel (1), urban life (1), tower block (1), drug use (1), reproduction (1), arcologies (1), present tense (1), Fix up (1), fixup (1), insanity (1), dystopia (1), sex (1), religion (1), punishment (1), megaplex (1)
|
| 1969-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Last Flight of Dr. Ain |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (2), influenza (1), scientist (1)
|
| 1968-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Fault |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (1), aliens (1), crime and punishment (1), punishment (1)
|
| 1968-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Of Men and Monsters |
William Tenn |
|
|
science fiction (2), Jews (1), cultural decline (1), decline of humanity (1), tribal culture (1), tribes (1), coming of age (1), giant alien (1), alien occupation of Earth (1), aliens on Earth (1), barbarian societies (1), descent to barbarism (1), barbarians (1), gender-segregated society (1), kaiju (1), Earth (1), aliens (1)
|
| 1966-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Babel-17 |
Samuel R. Delany |
|
|
2-award-winner (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), language (1), linguistics (1), science fiction (1), interstellar war (1)
|
| 1966-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Make Room! Make Room! |
Harry Harrison |
|
|
dystopia (2), overpopulation (2), science fiction (2), New York City (2), detective (2), social collapse (1), societal collapse (1), birth control (1), immigrants (1), murder (1), police investigations (1), police (1), police detective (1), New York (1), millenialism (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), into-movie (1)
|
| 1966-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress |
Robert A. Heinlein |
|
|
artificial intelligence (3), moon (1), revolution (1), ai bootstrap (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), science fiction (1), electromagnetic catapults (1), polyandry (1), libertarianism (1), polyamory (1)
|
| 1964-08-12 |
NOVEL |
English |
Greybeard |
Brian W. Aldiss |
|
|
Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), population ageing (1), old age (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), cosy catastrophe (1), england (1), sterility (1), science fiction (1), alternating chapter structure (1), dystopia (1), depopulation (1)
|
| 1964-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Martian Time-Slip |
Philip K. Dick |
|
|
mars (2), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), time travel (1), science fiction (1), emigration (1), schizophrenia (1), Martians (1), autism (1), precognition (1), robots (1), education (1), colonisation of Mars (1), real estate development corrupt practices (1), indigenous Martians (1), marriage (1)
|
| 1964-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Wind from the Sun |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (1), solar sails (1), solar flare (1), race (1), orbital mechanics (1), space yacht (1), only humans (1)
|
| 1961-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Ship Who Sang |
Anne McCaffrey |
|
|
science fiction (2), female protagonist (1), cyborg (1), longevity (1), brainship (1), Alioth (1)
|
| 1960-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Rogue Moon |
Algis Budrys |
|
|
telepathy (1), zone (1), labyrinth (1), daredevil (1), moon (1), cold war (1), toxic masculinity (1), seductress (1), sexism (1), near future (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), sacrifice (1), science fiction (1), human duplication (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), matter transmission (1), psychology (1), alien artifact (1), evolutionary step (1)
|
| 1960-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The High Crusade |
Poul Anderson |
|
|
science fiction (2), war between humans and aliens (1), set in 1300s (1), diplomacy (1), religion (1), trickery (1), interstellar travel (1), ray guns (1), cognitive dissonance (1), treachery (1), bluff (1), feudalism (1), feudal culture (1), feudal society (1), feudal lord (1), war with aliens (1), first contact (1), alien allies (1), alien invasion (1), deception (1), england (1), Lincolnshire (1), medieval society (1), medieval (1), military sf (1), Les 100 principaux titres de la science-fiction (1), Appendix N (1), humorous (1), into-movie (1)
|
| 1958-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Non-Stop |
Brian W. Aldiss |
|
|
generation starship (1), colonization (1), lost heritage (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), generation ship (1), science fiction (1), Les 100 principaux titres de la science-fiction (1), interstellar travel (1), twist ending (1)
|
| 1957-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Black Cloud |
Fred Hoyle |
|
|
first contact (2), climate change (2), science fiction (2), england (2), cosmic disaster (1), philosophy (1), hard sf (1), UK (1), scientist (1), scientists (1), astronomer (1), astromomers (1), astronomy (1), alien intelligence (1), Alien Communication (1), politics (1), politicians (1), genius (1), radio astronomy (1), nebula (1), higher intelligence (1), music (1), interstellar travel (1), astronomers (1), computers (1)
|
| 1957-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Wasp |
Eric Frank Russell |
|
|
military sf (2), science fiction (2), sabotage (2), terrorism (2), criminals (1), criminal gang (1), criminal (1), chased by the enemy (1), behind enemy lines (1), disguise (1), asymmetric warfare (1), war with aliens (1), espionage (1), psychological warfare (1), set in 2400s (1), interstellar war (1), Sirius (1), aliens (1), fascism (1), surveillance (1)
|
| 1956-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The City and the Stars |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
far future (2), science fiction (2), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), city life (1), coming of age (1), artificial intelligence (1), higher intelligence (1), incorporeal beings (1), subways (1), robots (1), interstellar travel (1), exploration (1), Utopia (1), sealed city (1), last city (1)
|
| 1955-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Earthlight |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
moon (3), science fiction (2), espionage (2), weapons (1), mole hunt (1), scientific research (1), research team (1), research station (1), supernova (1), Moon dome cities (1), Moon colony (1), astronomers (1), war on the Moon (1), war between Earth and space colonies (1)
|
| 1955-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Body Snatchers |
Jack Finney |
|
|
alien invasion (2), science fiction (2), fake humans (1), divorcee (1), small town (1), medical doctor (1), doctor (1), first person point of view (1), first person (1), california (1), pod people (1), body snatchers (1), Horror: Another 100 Best Books (1), horror (1), panspermia (1), Sentient plants (1), sleep (1), into-movie (1)
|
| 1955-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
This Earth of Majesty |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
royalty (2), spaceship (1), england (1), science fiction (1), UK (1)
|
| 1953-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Jupiter Five |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (2), Jupiter (2), alien artifacts (1), Martians (1), museums (1), art (1), Jovian Moons (1), orbital mechanics (1)
|
| 1953-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Kraken Wakes |
John Wyndham |
|
|
cosy catastrophe (2), first person point of view (2), cold war (2), sea level rise (2), london (2), england (2), Caribbean (2), science fiction (2), journalists (1), married couple (1), iceberg (1), ship sinking (1), oceanography (1), Atlantic Ocean (1), atomic weapons (1), atomic bomb (1), UK (1), Cornwall (1), first person (1), societal collapse (1), journalist (1), deep sea (1), ultrasound (1), Spain (1), cold war politics (1), ireland (1), climate change (1), alien invasion (1), Earth (1), Cayman Islands (1), into-radio (1), nuclear war (1)
|
| 1952-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Demolished Man |
Alfred Bester |
|
|
telepathy (2), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), New York City (1), science fiction (1), detective (1), earworm (1), time distortion (1), punishment (1), murder (1)
|
| 1951-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Sands of Mars |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
mars (3), science fiction (2), exploration (1), Martians (1), Phobos (1), terraforming (1), colonisation of Mars (1), Mars colonization (1), Mars colony (1), Mars exploration (1), Mars trip (1), Deimos (1), author protagonist (1), domed city (1)
|
| 1951-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Sentinel |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
moon (2), alien artifact (2), science fiction (2), force fields (1), first contact (1), into-movie (1), Moon artifacts (1)
|
| 1950-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Galactic Patrol |
Edward E. Smith |
|
|
space opera (3), telepathy (2), science fiction (2), action-adventure (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), into-movie (1), into-tv (1), 1950 (1), psi powers (1), psionics (1), psychic ability (1), psychic abilities (1), psychic powers (1)
|
| 1950-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Guardian Angel |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (1), alien visitation (1), alien visitors (1)
|
| 1949-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Breaking Strain |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (2), shipwreck (1), space travel (1), poison (1), into-movie (1)
|
| 1946-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Rescue Party |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (2), Earth (2), nova (2), aliens (1), subways (1), supernova (1), alien point of view (1), space fleet (1), aliens on Earth (1), devastated Earth (1), Solar apocalypse (1), friendly aliens (1), group mind (1), gestalt entity (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
|
| 1944-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Arena |
Fredric Brown |
|
|
science fiction (2), duel (1), interstellar war (1), higher intelligence (1), aliens (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), into-comics (1), into-tv (1), military sf (1), war with aliens (1), war between humans and aliens (1), war in space (1), solar system (1), genocide (1), combat with alien (1), space combat (1)
|
| 1944-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord |
Olaf Stapledon |
|
|
Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), enhanced intelligence (1), uplift (1), Uplifted animals (1), Great Britain (1), Britain (1), UK (1), World War 2 (1), science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
|
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