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Thursday, February 20, 2003

 

Here is a partial, off-the-cuff, non-inclusive list of books that have informed my writing style over the years. Not necessarily the best (or even my favorites, although most of them are on that list too), just books that have stuck to me in terms of voice and direction. In the order I remembered them.

1. War of the Worlds, Wells


2. Brave New World, Huxley


3. Bill the Galactic Hero, Harrison


4. Stand on Zanzibar, Brunner


5. The Cornelius Chronicles, Moorcock


6. Nine Princes in Amber, Zelazny


7. Dangerous Visions, Ellison


8. The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, Ellison


9. The Man in the High Castle, Dick


10. The Lathe of Heaven, LeGuin


11. Ubik, Dick


12. Dhalgren, Delany


13. I Sing the Body Electric, Bradbury


14. That One Set of Books with the Rings, and Orcs, and Elves and Stuff, Tolkein

I'll probably think of more later.

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