My curated list of golden-age and influential science fiction that I have read or want to read
Sofia's Classic Sci-Fi Collection Public
Created and curated by Comrade Pigeon
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The Atrocity Exhibition by J. G. Ballard
4 stars
First published in 1970 and widely regarded as a prophetic masterpiece, this is a groundbreaking experimental novel by the acclaimed …
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The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
4 stars
This is a collection of science fiction short stories, cleverly cobbled together to form a coherent and very readable novel …
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R.U.R. (Rossum's universal robots) by Karel Čapek, Karel Čapek
4 stars
"In 1920 Čapek wrote what was to become his most famous work, the play 'R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)', a meditation …
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The blazing world and other writings by Margaret Cavendish (Penguin classics)
3 stars
Flamboyant, theatrical and ambitious, Margaret Cavendish was one of the seventeenth century's most striking figures: a woman who ventured into …
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2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
4 stars
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It was developed concurrently …
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2010: Odyssey Two (Space Odyssey, #2) by Arthur C. Clarke
4 stars
2010: Odyssey Two is a 1982 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It is the sequel to …
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2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3) by Arthur C. Clarke
3 stars
2061: Odyssey Three is a science-fiction novel by the British writer Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1987. It is the …
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3001: The Final Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #4) by Arthur C. Clarke
3 stars
3001: The Final Odyssey is a 1997 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It is the fourth …
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Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
4 stars
Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien …
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4 stars
When this richly written novel first appeared in 1974, Samuel R. Delany began to sweep up what would eventually exceed …
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The Divine Invasion (A Timescape Book) by Dick
3 stars
In The Divine Invasion, Philip K. Dick asks: What if God--or a being called Yah--were alive and in exile on …
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner)
4 stars
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, …
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Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb by Philip K. Dick
3 stars
Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Philip …
