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If you love it, call it SF -don't call it sci-fi....
100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels by Stephen E Andrews
Buy new: £3.78 / Used from: £1.27
My own book on SF. A good place to start discovering the genre. Shameless self-promotion ? Why Not ?
The Encyclopedia of Science FictionThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Buy used from: £15.00
The ultimate SF reference book. Essential for serious readers.
Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science FictionTrillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction by Brian W. Aldiss
Buy used from: £39.45
20 years out of date but still the best history of SF available.
The History of Science Fiction (Palgrave Histories of Literature)The History of Science Fiction (Palgrave Histories of Literature) by Adam Roberts
Buy new: £64.60 / Used from: £20.15
An up to date history - marvellous book, thought provoking stuff !
On SFOn SF by Thomas M. Disch
Buy used from: £15.32
Tom Disch is a real writer. Put down that doorstep trilogy and read him.
Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick (Gollancz S.F.)Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick (Gollancz S.F.) by Lawrence Sutin
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Still the definitive book about Dick, despite recent competition.
The Glamour (Gollancz S.F.)The Glamour (Gollancz S.F.) by Christopher Priest
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The best SF novel of the last thirty years in my opinion. Genius.
The Book Of Skulls (S.F. Masterworks)The Book Of Skulls (S.F. Masterworks) by Robert Silverberg
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Bob, I'm in awe. Thanks for this amazing novel !
Galactic Pot-Healer (Gollancz S.F.)Galactic Pot-Healer (Gollancz S.F.) by Philip K. Dick
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How to change the world with the last word of a novel....
The Butterflies of MemoryThe Butterflies of Memory by Ian Watson
Ian Watson: more ideas in one story than you had in your life.