The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 049): Panel Discussion: What SF/F Books Should Be In Every Fan’s Library?

In episode 49 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester asks the panel:
Q: What SF/F books should be in every fan’s library?
This week’s panel:
- Derek Johnson
- Lisa Paitz Spindler
- Paul Weimer
- Fred Kiesche
- Jeff Patterson
- John DeNardo
- Patrick Hester
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I hate those back-end errors.
The majority panel answered the question in a manner different than what I was expecting.
I personally dont think Foundation is required, nor American Gods. (Though Neverwhere is an interesting direction…)
TW
ps- 8k books…that is what 10+ tons?
So what do you think is an essential book, TW?
Some industrious listener should put a list together of the books discussed…
~P
@atfmb
In the interests of doing a commentary blog post on this podcast (which I wasn’t able to join) I’m made a list of all the books mentioned. I didn’t note down who mentioned what, but that’s why you listen to the podcast. Here goes:
Lois McMaster Bujold
Gene Wolfe – Book of the New Sun
Philip K. Dick – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep + everything else he wrote
Isaac Asimov – Foundation series
Arthur C. Clarke – Childhood’s End
Marion Zimmer Bradley – Mists of Avalon
Diana Paxson – Serpent’s Tooth
William Gibson – Neuromancer
A. A. Attanasio – Radix
Robert Heinlein – Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers
Ursula K. LeGuin – Left Hand of Darkness, (I’d add the Lathe of Heaven)
Frank Herbert – Dune
Ray Bradbury – Fahrenheit 451
Douglas Adams – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Neal Stephenson – Snow Crash
Neil Gaiman – American Gods, Neverwhere
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle – Mote in God’s Eye
Alfred Bester – The Stars My Destiny
Nancy Kress – Beggars in Spain
Daniel Keyes – Flowers for Algernon
Also mentioned were the Masterworks Classics and the website: scifi lists.
Thanks, Jessica! You…are made of awesome…
HERE-HERE!
Can’t wait for your blog post, Jessica! 🙂
~P
@atfmb
I think you mean “Hear, hear!”
~J
@sfsignal
🙂
Thanks, Jessica!