The Science Fiction Collection. 35 Sci-Fi Books. Illustrated

Book excerpt: Science fiction has been called the "literature of ideas", and it often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations. Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society and explore alternatives. Put together a list of 35 must-read science fiction books and don’t make anyone angry. Ray Bradbury A LITTLE JOURNEY ZERO HOUR MORGUE SHIP LAZARUS COME FORTH JONAH OF THE JOVE-RUN DEFENSE MECH ROCKET SUMMER THE MONSTER MAKER ASLEEP IN ARMAGEDDON Isaac Asimov YOUTH Philip K. Dick THE EYES HAVE IT BEYOND THE DOOR BEYOND LIES THE WUB OF WITHERED APPLES THE CRAWLERS SURVEY TEAM SOUVENIR HUMAN IS MEDDLER TONY AND THE BEETLES THE GUN THE HANGING STRANGER ADJUSTMENT TEAM THE DEFENDERS Kurt Vonnegut 2 B R 0 2 B E.M. Forster THE MACHINE STOPS Robert Louis Stevenson THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE Arthur Machen THE GREAT GOD PAN Arthur Conan Doyle THE LOST WORLD Edwin A. Abbott FLATLAND: A ROMANCE OF MANY DIMENSIONS Jules Verne A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH H. G. Wells THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU THE INVISIBLE MAN THE TIME MACHINE THE WAR OF THE WORLDS Fahrenheit 451, I, Robot, Foundation, The Caves of Steel, Guide to Space and Earth, The Gods Themselves, Ubik, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner, The Man in the High Castle, A Scanner Darkly, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, VALIS trilogy, Second Variety, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, Player Piano, The Sirens of Titan, Mother Night, Cat's Cradle, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Where Angels Fear to Tread, The Longest Journey