I want to thank all of you who have been kind enough to offer me suggestions for literary SF titles (the original post is here). I’m going to list it all here for your amusement:
- (Larry’s suggestions)
John Crowley’s works–Aegypt, Little/Big, etc.
Gene Wolfe
Ursela Le Guin
J. G. Ballard
Adam Roberts (have one of his books) - (Tim Walters’ suggestions)
J.G. Ballard: The Terminal Beach
John Crowley: Engine Summer
Samuel R. Delany: Dhalgren (have it)
Thomas M. Disch: 334; On Wings Of Song
Ursula K. LeGuin: The Left Hand Of Darkness (have it)
Kelly Link: Magic For Beginners
Michael Moorcock: Mother London
Geoff Ryman: The Child Garden
Gene Wolfe: The Fifth Head Of Cerberus
John Fowles: A Maggot
Alasdair Gray: Lanark
Richard M. Powers: Galatea 2.2 - (benc’s suggestions)
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - (JohnC’s suggestions)
Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer
Mindscan by Robert J. Sawyer
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson - (Demian’s suggestions)
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem - (Nick Lyle’s suggestions)
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut (have it and have read it) - (Anonymous’ suggestions)
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
This is a pretty good list thus far. Thanks all for the suggestions and if anyone would like to add to this list, leave a comment! Nothing wrong with having a five-hundred book list of literary SF titles. Heck, toss some literary fantasy in there!
