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message 1: by Ric (new)

Sep 04, 2013 07:29PM

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Based on the Goodreads Listopia for each category:

1940s: 1984
1950s: Fahrenheit 451
1960s: Dune
1970s: Rendezvous with Rama
1980s: Foundation's Edge

The last two are new lists and would probably change. Good list nonetheless.

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message 2: by Ric (new)

Sep 19, 2013 03:25PM

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Update:

1930s: At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
1980s: Lord Valentine's Castle

No change in the others.

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message 3: by Jim (new)

Sep 20, 2013 04:34AM

Two very good choices

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message 4: by Ric (new)

Sep 20, 2013 06:32AM

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I haven't read Lovecraft except for maybe one book.

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message 5: by Kerry (new)

Sep 20, 2013 07:57AM

For the 1980's, what about Neuromancer. We start to get the internet and computer age distopia.

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message 6: by Ric (new)

Sep 20, 2013 06:57PM

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Kerry wrote: "For the 1980's, what about Neuromancer. We start to get the internet and computer age distopia."

Neuromancer is one of my 5-star books too. But it's only at no.6 on the SF Classics 1980-89 Listopia. Maybe your vote can move it higher. Here's a link to the Listopia voting:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

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message 7: by Henry (new)

Nov 01, 2013 03:46AM

1900's,The First Men in the Moon.1910's,A Princess of Mars.1920's, We.

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message 8: by Ken (new)

Nov 03, 2013 02:33PM

Foundation's Edge seems to be overreaching. I think there are better books. Heck Enders Game, Neuromancer as someone else mentioned

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