The Essential Sci-Fi

Clare and Hannah share their Top Five lists for the sci-fi genre. This could be your reading list for the year. Hannah's List: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Never Let Me Go by Kasuo Ishiguro Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Bonus extras: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. Miller Clare's List: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, volume 1: 1929-1964 by Robert Silverberg, editor (1970) I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells 1984 by George Orwell Bonus extras: Neuromancer by William Gibson Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis The Martian by Andy Weir Voyage to Alpha Centauri by Michael O'Brien Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you’ll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin’ somethin’ to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker Clare is an independent author who would love it if you checked out her books! If you like exciting thrillers featuring an “everyman” hero who rises to his or her full potential in the face of peril—-you might enjoy The Keys of Death. It’s a veterinary medical thriller about a small-town animal doctor who gets tangled up in a whistle-blowing scheme against a big biotech company. Or, if you prefer shorter fiction, try Startling Figures, a collection of three paranormal urban fantasy stories.