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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
Speculative Fiction at the Williamsburg Regional LibraryThe science fiction and fantasy genres, collectively known as speculative fiction, encompass an incredibly diverse range of literature. Alternate history, high fantasy, hard science fiction, cyberpunk, contemporary fantasy, post-apocalyptic fiction, time travel, magical realism, and utopian fiction are all specific sub-genres which fall under the umbrella of speculative fiction. While fantastic literature and mythology are as old as literature itself, the beginnings of science fiction are often traced to the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in 1818. The writings of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne around the turn of the century further increased the popularity of speculative fiction. Authors are constantly looking for new ways to envision our future, to re-envision our past, or to create altogether new worlds to explore. The following list of books includes selected works of speculative fiction from the 19th century to the present day, with an emphasis on contemporary titles. A representative title is included for each author on the list, but the library holds several titles by most of these authors. If you need assistance finding any of these books, or other works of speculative fiction, please ask a reference librarian.
Isaac Asimov -- The Gods Themselves
Alfred Bester -- The Demolished Man
Ray Bradbury -- Something Wicked This Way Comes
Marion Zimmer Bradley -- The Mists of Avalon
David Brin -- The Postman
Lois McMaster Bujold -- Mirror Dance
Orson Scott Card -- Ender's Game
Arthur C. Clarke -- The Hammer of God
Philip K. Dick -- The Man in the High Castle
Stephen R. Donaldson -- The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant beginning with Lord Foul's Bane
William Gibson -- Neuromancer
William Gibson and Bruce Sterling -- The Difference Engine
Nicola Griffith -- Slow River
Ken Grimwood -- Replay
Frank Herbert -- Dune
Robert A. Heinlein -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World
Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon
Ursula K. LeGuin -- The Dispossessed
H. P. Lovecraft -- At the Mountains of Madness
Julian May -- The Many Colored Land
Vonda N. McIntyre -- The Moon and the Sun
Frederik Pohl -- Gateway
Tim Powers -- Expiration Date
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein
Dan Simmons -- Song of Kali
Neal Stephenson -- The Diamond Age
Bruce Sterling -- Islands in the Net
Theodore Sturgeon -- More Than Human
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Lord of the Rings beginning with The Fellowship of the Ring
A.E. Van Vogt -- Slan
Jules Verne -- A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
H.G. Wells -- The War of the Worlds
Connie Willis -- Doomsday Book
Gene Wolfe -- Shadow of the Torturer
John Wyndham -- The Day of the TriffidsThe Williamsburg Regional Library is a regional depository in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's (SFWA) Circulating Book Plan. Under this plan, the SFWA donates an average of thirty new science fiction and fantasy titles to the library each month. As these books are added to the collection, they are placed on display in the New Fiction section at both the Williamsburg and James City County libraries. To obtain a complete list of SFWA books, perform a Title Search for "SFWA Collection."
(JHK 6/98)
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