Giving January 2004 (when the list will turn seven) an SF
(the preferred term for science fiction, speculative fiction,
fantasy, etc.) theme sounds great. I noted some titles that
were mentioned and I'll add this list to the reminder:
John Barnes, KALEIDOSCOPE CENTURY (1995) Neal Barrett, Jr.,
THROUGH DARKEST AMERICA (1986);
DAWN'S UNCERTAIN LIGHT (1989) Greg Bear,
QUEEN OF ANGELS (1990) Alfred Bester, THE DEMOLISHED MAN
(1952) Michael Blumlein, THE MOVEMENT OF MOUNTAINS (1987)
Leigh Brackett's science fiction David Brin, KILN PEOPLE (or
KIL'N PEOPLE) (2003) Philip K. Dick, FLOW MY TEARS, THE
POLICEMAN SAID (1974);
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?
(1968); A SCANNER DARKLY (1977) Harlan Ellison, "A Boy and
His Dog" (1969);
"The Whimper of Whipped Dogs" (1973) M.J.
Engh, ARSLAN (aka A WIND FROM BUKHARA) (1976) William
Gibson's cyberpunk, e.g. NEUROMANCER (1984) Russell M.
Griffin, THE TIMESERVERS (1985) K.W. Jeter, DR. ADDER (1984);
THE GLASS HAMMER (1985); DEATH ARMS
(1989); FAREWELL HORIZONTAL (1989) Richard
Matheson, I AM LEGEND (1954) Richard K. Morgan, ALTERED
CARBON (2002) Curt Siodmak, DONOVAN'S BRAIN (1942) Bruce
Sterling's cyberpunk Theodore Sturgeon Jack Womack, RANDOM
ACTS OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE (1993) (prequel to the
Terraplane series)
Drop me some mail if there are any others you'd recommend.
Personally, I didn't like the Brin or Morgan books, but
they're very Chandlerish. I can't remember how hardboiled or
noirish PKD's FLOW MY TEARS is, but if you haven't read
anything by him the others are good places to start
(though A SCANNER DARKLY is near the top of his freaked-out
paranoid books). Bester's THE DEMOLISHED MAN is a
classic.
Bill
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