Whole Text Book List

Cyborgs, Cyberpunk and Speculative Fiction

The following is the approved novel list. Writing groups for the last paper assignment will be grouped according to novel choice. No more than four people can sign up for a particular novel. The sign up sheet will be available in class. Most of these novels will not be available in brick and mortar bookstores. Alibris is a good source for many of the novels.

  • Asimov, Isaac. "Foundation" trilogy.

  • Bear, Greg. Darwin's Radio or Blood Music.

  • Brin, David. any one of the "uplift" series or The Heart of the Comet (Brin and Benford).

  • Butler, Octavia. Dawn. Warner, 1997.

  • Corey, James S. A. Leviathan Wakes Orbit. 2011.

  • Dick, Phillip K. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Ballantine, 1996.

  • Gibson, William. Neuromancer ed Terry Carr. Ace, 1984.

  • Graedon, Alena. The Word Exchange.

  • Le Guin, Ursula. The Left Hand of Darkness or The Lathe of Heaven. Ace, 1991.

  • Liu Cixen. Three Body Problem. English translation: Ken Liu. Tor. 2014.

  • Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle. The Mote in God's Eye, 1974.

  • Piercy, Marge. He, She, and It. Crest, 1993, or Woman on the Edge of Time. Crest, 1990.

  • Scalzi, John. Old Man's War. Tor. 2005.

  • Stephenson, Neal. Snow Crash. Bantam, 1993, or The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. with Nicole Galland, 2017.

  • Tepper,Sheri. The Gate to Woman's Country. 1997.

  • Willis, Connie. Bellwether or Crosstalk
  • Last revised Jan '20

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