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SciFi/Fantasy Resources on the Web University of Michigan Science Fiction & Fantasy Web Site * Course Materials for the Study of SciFi/Fantasy * The High School Teacher's Guide to The Time Machine * Houghton Mifflin's Sites on The Hobbit Include Teacher's Guides & more
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The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison - comprehensive collection that includes most of Harlan Ellison's powerful stories: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World Strange Wine Jeffty is Five "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman A Boy and His Dog The Deathbird
The Book of Lost Tales 1 & 2 by J.R.R.Tolkien The Book of Lost Tales Book 1stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Here is the whole, glorious history of Middle-earth that J.R.R. Tolkien brought to mythic and dramatic life with his classic fantasy novels of the Ring Cycle. The second part of The Book of Lost Tales includes the tale of Beneren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, Necklace of the Dwarves, and the Fall of Gondolin.
The Lays of Beleriand by J. R. R. Tolkien – Epic poetry of Middle-Earth
Smith of Wooten Major and Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien In Smith of Wooten Major, Tolkien explores the gift of fantasy, and what it means to the life and character of the man who receives it. Farmer Giles of Ham tells a delightfully ribald mock-heroic tale, where a dragon who invades a town refuses to fight, and a farmer is chosen to slay him.
Firebirds: An Orignial Anthology of Science Fiction & Fantasy - contains stories by Lloyd Alexander, Nancy Farmer, Patricia McKillip & more
Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction & Fantasy - contains stories by Francesca Lia Block, Emma Bull, Charles de Lint, Diana Wynne-Jones & more
Science Fiction: Classic Stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction These fantastic tales are as fresh and relevant today as they were when they first appeared in the 1940s, the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Theodore Sturgeon’s “Killdozer!” details the liberation of a mutant energy force with intelligence and a will to destroy. “With Folded Hands,” by Jack Williamson, unfolds a terrifying vision of the future where humanoid mechanisms secure “happiness” for all human beings. In a corrupt empire to come, “The Weapons Shop” of A.E. van Vogt’s world may be the only source for legal and moral justice. Plus, there’s an early “Foundation” tale by Issac Asimov, and many other brilliant examples by C.L. Moore, Lester del Rey, and more.
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (sf) From "Rocket Summer" to "The Million-Year Picnic," Ray Bradbury's stories of the colonization of Mars form an eerie mesh of past and future. Written in the 1940s, the chronicles drip with nostalgic atmosphere--shady porches with tinkling pitchers of lemonade, grandfather clocks, chintz-covered sofas. But longing for this comfortable past proves dangerous in every way to Bradbury's characters--the golden-eyed Martians as well as the humans. Starting in the far-flung future of 1999, expedition after expedition leaves Earth to investigate Mars. The Martians guard their mysteries well, but they are decimated by the diseases that arrive with the rockets. Colonists appear, most with ideas no more lofty than starting a hot-dog stand, and with no respect for the culture they've displaced.
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