Richard Matheson: I Am Legend The Incredible Shrinking Man Hell House The Beardless Warriors (non-sf, but really interesting to read the lightly fictionalized Matheson's experiences as an 18-year infantryman in WWII in light of the fictional horrors present in his other work) Short Stories (I first bought them as Shock! Shock II, etc. Now published as collected stories.)
Nevil Shute -- On the Beach (I believe this is his only novel that could be classed as SF)
David R. Bunch -- Moderan (this may not qualify as influential, unless it influenced other writers not to write in odd robot slang, but I still remember it 20 years after reading it)
Elizabeth Moon -- The Speed of Dark, Remnant Population
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Date: 2008-05-19 07:22 pm (UTC)I Am Legend
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Hell House
The Beardless Warriors (non-sf, but really interesting to read the lightly fictionalized Matheson's experiences as an 18-year infantryman in WWII in light of the fictional horrors present in his other work)
Short Stories (I first bought them as Shock! Shock II, etc. Now published as collected stories.)
Nevil Shute -- On the Beach (I believe this is his only novel that could be classed as SF)
David R. Bunch -- Moderan (this may not qualify as influential, unless it influenced other writers not to write in odd robot slang, but I still remember it 20 years after reading it)
Elizabeth Moon -- The Speed of Dark, Remnant Population
Elizabeth Bear -- Hammered, Undertow, Dust