Friday, December 23, 2011

2012 Sci-Fi Reader Challenge



A slightly different challenge is the "2012 Sci-Fi Reader Challenge".  In this one, you are challenged to read books from various different subsets of science fiction.  Listed below are my planned books to read.  This list is subject to change.



YA SF             
Have Spacesuit-Will Travel by Robert Heinlein


Adult SF         
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert


Hugo Winner
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov

Classic (pre 1950s)
The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings

Modern Classic (1951-1992)
Foundation by Isaac Asimov


Steampunk
The Warlord of the Air by Michael Moorcock


Robots/Cyborgs/Androids
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov


Spaceships/Aliens
Halcyon Drift by Brian Stableford


Time Travel/Alt History/Parallel Universe  
The Walls of the Universe by Paul Melko


Apocalyptic/Dystopia/Utopia
The Inverted World by Christopher Priest

Cyberpunk
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Mad Scientists/Genetic Testing/Environmental Disaster


2 comments:

Cassandra @ Book & Movie Dimension a Blog said...

I'll be participating in this one too. It's so neat you are participating in it too.

Just love how scifi literature fills it.
~Book & Movie Dimension a Blog

Anonymous said...

Excellent, I'm In!