Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes
Gateway Frederik Pohl
Grass Sheri S. Tepper
Greybeard Brian Aldiss
Helliconia Brian Aldiss
Hellstrom’s Hive Frank Herbert
Hyperion Dan Simmons
I Am Legend Richard Matheson
Inverted World Christopher Priest
Jem Frederik Pohl
Last and First Men Olaf Stapledon
Life During Wartime Lucius Shepard
Lord of Light Roger Zelazny
Man Plus Frederik Pohl
Martian Time-Slip Philip K. Dick
Mission of Gravity Hal Clement
Mockingbird Walter Tevis
More than Human Theodore Sturgeon
Non-Stop Brian Aldiss
Nova Samuel R. Delany
Now Wait for Last Year* Philip K. Dick
Odd John Olaf Stapledon
Of Men and Monsters William Tenn
Pavane Keith Roberts
Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke
Ringworld Larry Niven
Roadside Picnic Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky
Rogue Moon Algis Budrys
RUR and War with the Newts Karel Čapek
Sarah Canary Karen Joy Fowler
Sirius Olaf Stapledon
Stand On Zanzibar John Brunner
Star Maker Olaf Stapledon
Synners Pat Cadigan
Tau Zero Poul Anderson
The Affirmation Christopher Priest
The Body Snatchers Jack Finney
The Book of Skulls Robert Silverberg
The Centauri Device M.John Harrison
The Child Garden Geoff Ryman
The City and the Stars Arthur C. Clarke
The Complete Roderick John Sladek
The Demolished Man Alfred Bester
The Difference Engine William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
The Dispossessed Ursula Le Guin
The Drowned World* J. G. Ballard
The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons
The Female Man Joanna Russ
The Fifth Head of Cerberus Gene Wolfe
The First Men in the Moon H. G. Wells
The Food of the Gods H. G. Wells
The Forever War Joe Haldeman
The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy Douglas Adams
The Invisible Man H. G. Wells
The Island of Doctor Moreau H. G. Wells
The Lathe of Heaven Ursula le Guin
The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein
The Penultimate Truth Philip K. Dick
The Prestige Christopher Priest
The Rediscovery of Man Cordwainer Smith
The Shrinking Man Richard Matheson
The Simulacra Philip K. Dick
The Sirens of Titan Kurt Vonnegut
The Space Merchants Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth
The Stars My Destination Alfred Bester
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Philip K. Dick
The Time Machine H. G. Wells
The Time Machine/The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells
Time Out of Joint Philip K. Dick
Timescape Greg Benford
Ubik Philip K. Dick
Valis Philip K. Dick
Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm
* no longer available
Also by Karen Joy Fowler
NOVELS
Sarah Canary (1991)
The Sweetheart Season (1996)
Wit’s End (2008)
SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
Artificial Things (1985)
Peripheral Vision (1990)
Black Glass (1998)
What I Didn’t See (2010)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I offer my thanks to Donald Kochis, Nina Vasiliev, Sara Streich, Alan Elms, Ann Kenny, Barbara Lorenzi, and Debbie Smith for help with the first draft.
For editing and support in the later stages, I owe a great deal to Damon Knight, Kate Wilhelm, my wonderful editor, Marian Wood, and my wonderful agent, Wendy Weil.
For Hugh
About the Author
Karen Joy Fowler was born in Indiana in 1950. She moved to California as a child and attended the University of California, Berkeley. Her debut novel, Sarah Canary (1991), was nominated for the Nebula and James Tiptree, Jr Awards. She is also the author of the New York Times bestseller The Jane Austen Book Club (2004). She lives in California.
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