The Female Man – Joanna Russ
Unknown events bring together four women from four alternate timelines; the results are startling, outrageous, radical, and subversive.
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The Ballad of Black Tom – Victor LaValle
When he delivers an occult tome to an old woman in Queens, a street-smart hustler opens a door to deeper kind of magic and attracts the attention of things best left sleeping…
Tower of Glass – Robert Silverberg
Industrialist Simeon Krug’s dream is to contact the source of an alien code broadcast to Earth, building his communications tower on the backs of android servitors yearning for their freedom.
Six-Gun Snow White – Catherynne M. Valente
The Snow White fairytale recast through the lens of the gritty Old West, an enchanting glimpse through the looking glass at guns, blood, women, and race.
The Word for World is Forest – Ursula K. Le Guin
Terran exploitation of an alien planet causes the “docile” near-human natives to rise up in bloody rebellion, in this novel rich in ’70s SFnal themes.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang – Kate Wilhelm
In the face of a looming eco-apocalypse, a small band of survivalist scientists turn to cloning to preserve the human race. The clones, of course, have other goals in mind.
Parable of the Sower – Octavia Butler
In the apocalyptic 2020s, teenager Lauren Olamina watches the world collapse from the safety of her gated community, and establishes her own religion: Earthseed.
The Iron Dream – Norman Spinrad
The best SF novel Hitler (n)ever wrote! Spinrad’s alt-history satire casts Adolf Hitler as a pulp author living out his fantasies of world domination via trashy post-apocalyptic novels.
Schismatrix Plus – Bruce Sterling
Abelard Lindsay, disgraced Shaper diplomat, sets out on a grand tour of the posthuman solar system, showcasing some extreme changes in our far-flung future.
The Ship Who Sang – Anne McCaffrey
Girl born with severe physical deformities is encased in titanium and linked up to become the “brain” of a starship. Collects various stories of her many adventures.
The Lathe of Heaven – Ursula K. Le Guin
“Reality is a dream. George Orr is the dreamer. George’s dreams change the world. In the hands of a power-mad psychiatrist George is forced to dream… forever seeking utopia…”
