did Fredric Brown ever write hardboiled SF?
----- Original Message ----- From: "William Denton" <
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11:30 PM Subject: RARA-AVIS: Themes of the Months
> Last updated: 2 December 2003
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>
> December 2003: No theme.
>
> January 2004: Hardboiled/noir SF
>
> Suggested reading:
>
> 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)
> Robert Bloch, "The Weird Tailor" (1950); "The
Yougoslaves" (1986)
> Michael Blumlein, THE MOVEMENT OF MOUNTAINS
(1987)
> Leigh Brackett's science fiction
> David Brin, KILN PEOPLE (or KIL'N PEOPLE)
(2003)
> Algis Budrys, ROGUE MOON (1959) (aka THE DEATH
MACHINE (2001);
> WHO? (1958)
> Les Daniels, the Don Sebastian novels
> Avram Davidson, MASTERS OF THE MAZE
(1965)
> 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)
> Ron Goulart, GHOST BREAKER (1971)
> Russell M. Griffin, THE TIMESERVERS
(1985)
> Laurell K. Hamilton, Anita Blake series
> K.W. Jeter, DR. ADDER (1984); THE GLASS HAMMER
(1985); DEATH ARMS
> (1989); FAREWELL HORIZONTAL (1989)
> Terrill Lankford, ANGRY MOON (1997)
> Fritz Leiber, "I'm Looking for 'Jeff'"
(1952);
> "The Night He Cried" (1953)
> Barry N. Malzberg, HEROVIT'S WORLD (1973)
> George R.R. Martin, "Sandkings" in SANDKINGS
(1981)
> Richard Matheson, I AM LEGEND (1954)
> Richard K. Morgan, ALTERED CARBON (2002)
> Kim Newman, THE NIGHT MAYOR (1989); ANNO DRACULA
series
> Curt Siodmak, DONOVAN'S BRAIN (1942)
> Bruce Sterling's cyberpunk
> Theodore Sturgeon
> Edward Wellen, HIJACK (1971)
> Donald E. Westlake, ANARCHAOS (1966, as Curt
Clark)
> Jack Womack, RANDOM ACTS OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE
(1993) (prequel to the
> Terraplane series)
> Roger Zelazny, MY NAME IS LEGION (1976)
>
> February 2004: James Sallis
>
> ----------
>
> Having a theme for a month, where people can read
any book by a particular
> author or in a certain series or on a certain topic,
is easier all around
> than the old book-of-the-month readings we'd do. It
brings up a lot more
> discussion on the list and it doesn't tie everyone
to a certain book that
> may be hard for them to find. I encourage everyone
to read something
> related to the theme of the month and mention it on
the list. All the
> regular RARA-AVIS talk goes on as well, of
course.
>
> This message is automatically sent out twice a
month.
>
> William Denton
> List-Owner
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