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Tales of other worlds and other times
The DispossessedThe Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
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A tale of two planets.
The Space Merchants (S.F. Masterworks)The Space Merchants (S.F. Masterworks) by Frederik Pohl
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Imagine a society controlled by marketing executives. Wait a minute, that's ours!
The Mists of Avalon (Ballantine Reader's Circle)The Mists of Avalon (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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The Arthurian legends told from the point of view of Morgana le fey.
The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary classics)The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary classics) by Margaret Atwood
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Wonderfully imagined characters. Eloquent.
The Player of Games (The Culture)The Player of Games (The Culture) by Iain M. Banks
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My favourite Culture novel. How would someone brought up in a sane society view a society like ours?
Rendezvous With Rama (S.F. Masterworks S.)Rendezvous With Rama (S.F. Masterworks S.) by Arthur C. Clarke
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Clarke presents you with a mystery, and has the courage not to resolve it in 256 pages
The Dark is Rising Sequence: "Over Sea, Under Stone"; The "Dark is Rising"; "Greenwitch"; The "Grey King"; "Silver O" (Puffin Books)The Dark is Rising Sequence: "Over Sea, Under Stone"; The "Dark is Rising"; "Greenwitch"; The "Grey King"; "Silver O" (Puffin Books) by Susan Cooper
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Complex, ambiguous, rich - I loved these when I was 15, and still do.
The Adventures of Luther ArkwrightThe Adventures of Luther Arkwright by Bryan Talbot
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My favourite Graphic Novel - a tale of trans-dimensional travel and enlightenment
News from Nowhere and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)News from Nowhere and Other Writings (Penguin Classics) by William Morris
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A classic of 19th century utopianism.
The Star FractionThe Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod
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The first of McLeod's excellent "Fall Revolution" series - plenty of knowing references for those on the left