The following is the work-in-progress reading list for my decade-long "200 Years of Speculative Fiction" project. I originally wanted the list to contain a neat and tidy 200 works - novels, novellas, and short stories, but I've realized that is unrealistic - the list is currently at 226 and I plan on adding the short stories from a few more SF and Fantasy anthologies. My goal is to have read and blogged about all in 10 years, starting in January of 2014 and finishing December of 2024. I hope to finish any series represented by initial books listed here as well, but not within the decade (maybe that will be the post-mission mission) Bold text indicates I own it. Underline indicates I have read it (for the challenge - there are many I have read before, but will not underline until I have read for this). Hyperlink obviously indicates a link to the blog article.
1812:
Grimm's Fairy Tales
1817:
"The Sandman" by E.T.A. Hoffman
1818:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
1835-1845:
Fairy Tales Told for Children and Wonderful Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
1837:
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allen Poe
1839:
Tales of the Grotesque and Abaresque by Edgar Allen Poe
1843:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
1864
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
1865
From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne
1870
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
1871
The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
1872
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
1890
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
1895
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
1896
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
The Well at World’s End by William Morris
1897
The Sphinx of the Ice Fields by Jules Verne
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Beetle by Richard Marsh
1900
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
1904:
"Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad" by M.R. James
1907
"The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood
1910
"The Wendigo" by Algernon Blackwood
1917
Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
1920:
R.U.R. by Karel Capek
1921:
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
1922
The Worm Ouroboros by Eric Rücker Eddison
1924:
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
1926
"The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft
1926
"The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft
1931
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
1932
"The Phoenix on the Sword" by Robert E. Howard
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1934
"A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum
"Black God's Kiss" by C.L. Moore
"The People of the Black Circle" by Robert E. Howard
1936:
Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft
1937:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Star Maker by Olaf Stapleton
1938
Action Comics #1
"Helen O'Loy" by Lester del Rey
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
"Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell
1940
"The Roads Must Roll" by Robert A. Heinlein
1941
"Universe" by Robert Heinlein
"Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov
The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorges Luis Borges
1942
"The Weapon Shop" by A.E. van Vogt
"Nerves" by Lester del Rey
1943
"Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett
1944
"Huddling Place" by Clifford D. Simak
"Arena" by Fredric Brown
1945:
"First Contact" by Murray Leinster
1946:
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
"Vintage Season" by Henry Kuttner and Catherine L. Moore
1947:
"With Folded Hands" by Jack Williamson
1948:
"That Only A Mother" by Judith Merril
1949
1984 by George Orwell
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
1950
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
1951
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
"The Marching Morons" by C.M. Kornbluth
1952:
"Baby is Three" by Theodore Sturgeon
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
1953
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
More than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
1954
Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Fellowship of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
1955
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
1956
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
1957:
"Call Me Joe" by Poul Anderson
The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
1958:
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
1959:
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
1960:
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller
1961:
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
1962:
Amazing Fantasy #15
"The Ballad of Lost C'mell" by Cordwainer Smith
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
1963:
Way Station by Clifford Simak
Witch World by Andre Norton
1964:
The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
1965:
Dune by Frank Herbert
1966:
"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keys
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
1967:
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
1968:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep* by Philip K. Dick
A Wizard of Earthsea* by Ursula K. LeGuin
Nova by Samuel R. Delaney
Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
Pavane by Keith Roberts
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
1969:
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
1970:
Ringworld by Larry Niven
Swords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
1971:
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Tombs of Atuan* by Ursula K. LeGuin
Hell House by Richard Matheson
To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
1972:
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg
The Farthest Shore* by Ursula K. LeGuin
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Elric of Melnibone by Michael Moorcock
1973:
Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke.
1974:
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip.
1975:
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip
Salem's Lot by Stephen King
Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delaney
1976:
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle.
1977:
Gateway by Frederick Pohl
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson
1978:
Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Stand by Stephen King
1979:
Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
Tales of Neveryon by Samuel R. Delaney
1980:
The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
Timescape by Gregory Benford
The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
1981:
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh
1982:
The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, Book 1) by David Eddings
1983:
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Startide Rising by David Brin
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
1984:
Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein
Neuromancer by William Gibson
The Black Company by Glen Cook
Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
1985:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Postman by David Brin
1986:
Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
1987:
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon
"Yoo Retoont, Sneogg. Ay Noo" by Marek Huberath
1988:
Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh.
1989:
Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
1990:
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Mine by Robert R. McCammon
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
1991:
Bone by Jeff Smith
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons
1992:
Last Call by Tim Powers
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Blood of the Lamb by Thomas F. Monteleone
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Children of the Night by Dan Simmons.
1993:
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle
The Throat by Peter Straub
Dreams Underfoot by Charles De Lint
1994:
Towing Jehovah by James Morrow
Dead in the Water by Nancy Holder.
1995:
Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
The Golden Compass/Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
1996:
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
The Green Mile by Stephen King.
1997:
Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
Children of the Dusk by Janet Berliner and George Guthridge
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
1998:
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
1999:
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
2000
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin
Declare by Tim Powers
Perdido Street Station China Mieville
2001:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Passage by Connie Willis
The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
2002:
The Scar by China Mieville
The Night Class by Tom Piccirilli
Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
2003:
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
lost boy lost girl by Peter Straub
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
2004:
Iron Council by China Mieville
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
2005:
Air by Geoff Ryman
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
Accelerando by Charles Stross
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
2006:
Nova Swing by M. John Harrison
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
Blindsight by Peter Watts
2007:
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
Making Money by Terry Pratchett
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
The Missing by Sarah Langan
The Terror by Dan Simmons
2008:
Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
2009:
The City and the City by China Mieville
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan
2010:
Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
Feed by Mira Grant
2011:
God's War by Kameron Hurley
Embassytown by China Mieville
Among Others by Jo Walton
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Leviathan Wakes by James Corey
2012:
Redshirts by Jack Scalzi
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan
2013
N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
2014
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
The Martian by Andy Weir
2015
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisen
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
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