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A sweeping, scholarly time machine that charts the evolution of human anxiety and imagination across a century and a half of speculative fiction. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Wesleyan anthology of science fiction.
- expansive
- awe-inspiring
- speculative
- intellectual
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame -- Volume One
Robert Silverberg · 2003
A masterclass in speculative thought that captures the awe, terror, and boundless imagination of the golden age of science fiction.
- 02
The Weird
Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer
A massive, labyrinthine cabinet of curiosities that will permanently tilt your perception of reality.
- 03
Short stories
Herbert George Wells
A visionary collection of speculative tales that makes the impossible feel utterly plausible.
- 04
Schismatrix Plus
Bruce Sterling · 1996
A dizzying, idea-dense plunge into a post-human future where biology and machinery wage a relentless war for the next stage of evolution.
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Bradbury Stories
Ray Bradbury
A kaleidoscopic journey through twilight midwestern towns and distant Martian landscapes, fueled by poetic wonder and creeping dread.
- 06
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur Charles Clarke
A massive, chronological journey through decades of speculative thought and cosmic wonder.
- 07
The country of the blind
Herbert George Wells
A brisk, eerie journey through thought experiments that peel back the everyday to reveal the terrifying wonders of the unknown.
- 08
The Birthday of the World
Ursula K. Le Guin
A quiet, anthropological exploration of alien societies that ultimately holds a mirror up to the complexities of our own humanity.
- 09
I Sing the Body Electric!
Ray Bradbury
A lyrical, twilight-soaked journey through the strange, the beautiful, and the deeply human corners of the universe.
- 10
The Norton Anthology of English Literature
Meyer Howard Abrams
A monumental, guided expedition through a thousand years of literary history, bound together by thin, crinkling pages and scholarly devotion.
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Octavia's Brood
Adrienne Maree Brown, Walidah Imarisha
A visionary anthology that wields speculative fiction as a radical tool to dream up new, liberated worlds.
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The Norton introduction to literature--ninth edition
Alison Booth
A massive, authoritative gateway into the history and critical analysis of literature.
