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Science Fiction Essentials
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June 1999
Compiled by Carole Elmore
of Newnan-Coweta Public Library, from contributions by the members of Fiction_L.
(To use this list in your library, book club, etc., please include the following credit line: "Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list." This list may not be used for commercial purposes.)
Male Science Fiction Writers
Douglas Adams
Poul Anderson
Piers Anthony
Isaac Asimov
Gregory Benford
Alfred Bester
James Blish
Ray Bradbury
David Brin
Terry Brooks
Orson Scott Card
Lin Carter
Arthur C. Clarke
Samuel Delany
Philip K. Dick
David Drake
David Eddings
Greg Egan
Harlan Ellison
Philip Jose Farmer
Jack Finney
William Gibson
Joe W. Haldeman
Harry Harrison
Robert A. Heinlein
Frank Herbert
Damon Knight
Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Keith Laumer
Murray Leinster
Stanislaw Lem
Fritz Leiber
L.E. Modesitt
Larry Niven
Andre Norton
Frederik Pohl
Jerry Pournelle
Kim Stanley Robinson
Charles Sheffield
Robert Silverberg
Dan Simmons
Neal Stephenson
Harry Turtledove
Jack Vance
Jules Verne
Vernor Vinge
A.E. Van Vogt
Manly Wade Wellman
H.G. Wells
John Wyndham
Timothy Zahn
Female Science Fiction Authors
Leigh Brackett
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Lois McMaster Bujold
Octavia Butler
C.J. Cherryh
Jo Clayton
Flynn Connelly
Suzette Haden Elgin
Nicola Griffith
Laurell Hamilton
Elizabeth Hand
Nancy Kress
Mercedes Lackey
Tanith Lee
Ursula LeGuin
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Anne McCaffrey
Julian May
Elizabeth Moon
Andre Norton
Rachael Pollack
J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts)
Mary Doria Russell
Melissa Scott
Sherri Tepper
James Tiptree (Alice Sheldon)
Joan Vinge
Kate Wilhelm
Connie Willis
Individually Mentioned Books
Acorna Series by Anne McCaffrey
Age of Wonders by David Hartwell
Dream Snake by Vonda N. McIntyre
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
A Fire upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Riverworld Series by Philip Jose Farmer
Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
Web Sites Mentioned
Fem. Science Fiction
http://www.wenet.net/~lquilter/femsf/index.html
Science Fiction Awards Sites:
http://dpsinfo.com/awardweb/
http://www.locusmag.com/Links/Awards. html
Hardcopy Volumes for Reference
The Year's Best Science Fiction ed. Gardner Dozois
Science Fiction Writers (Scribner)
Supernatural Fiction Writers (Scribner)
St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers
Magill's Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature
Anatomy of Wonder, ed. Neil Baron
Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction
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