Bibliographies

Anatomy of wonder : a critical guide to science fiction
Fluent in fantasy : a guide to reading interests
Strictly science fiction : a guide to reading interests
What fantastic fiction do I read next? : a reader's guide to fantasy, horror, and science fiction

Originators

Mary Shelley
Jules Verne
HG Wells

Pulp Adventures

Edgar Rice Burroughs
Robert E Howard

Golden Age

Isaac Asimov
Poul Anderson
James Blish
Ray Bradbury
Arthur C Clarke
Gordon R Dickson
Robert Heinlein
L Ron Hubbard
Fritz Leiber
Walter M Miller Jr
Andre Norton
Fredrik Pohl
A E Van Vogt
Jack Vance

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New Wave

Brian Aldiss
Samuel R. Delany
Philip K. Dick
Harlan Ellison
Harry Harrison
Frank Herbert
Ursula K. Le Guin
Robert Silverberg
Norman Spinrad
Roger Zelazny

Dystopias

Aldous Huxley
George Orwell

African American

Steven Barnes
Octavia E. Butler
Nalo Hopkinson
Sheree R. Thomas

Humor & Satire

Douglas Adams
Spider Robinson
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

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Alternate/Secret Histories & Time Travel

Kage Baker
Tim Powers
Neal Stephenson
Harry Turtledove

Military SF

Orson Scott Card
David Drake
John Ringo
David Weber

Hard SF

Greg Bear
Gregory Benford
Joe Haldeman
Larry Niven
Jerry Pournelle
Kim Stanley Robinson
Charles Sheffield

Cyberpunk

Pat Cadigan
William Gibson
Rudy Rucker
Bruce Sterling

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New Space Opera

Neal Asher
Stephen Baxter
Peter F. Hamilton
Ken MacLeod
Wil McCarthy
Richard K. Morgan
Robert Reed
Alastair Reynolds
Dan Simmons
Charles Stross
Vernor Vinge
Sean Williams
Gene Wolfe

New Weird & Post Singularity

Cory Doctorow
China Mieville
Jeff Noon
Nick Sagan
Jeff Vandermeer
John C. Wright

Science Fiction & Fantasy Reader Web Sites

Locus
The online version of Locus, "the newspaper of the science fiction field," this site contains reviews of science fiction, fantasy and horror.

SF Site
Science Fiction book reviews, author interviews, and links to Author and Fan Tribute sites.

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