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My Vintage Science Fiction Month Reading List for 2021

By John Folk-Williams

I’m an enthusiastic follower of the Little Red Reviewer’s Vintage Science Fiction Month Not-a-Challenge, and this year I’ve gotten my act together a lot earlier than last, when I squeaked in at the end of the month with a review of Destination Void. The only rule of Vintage Science Fiction Month is whatever you review has got to be older than the Little Red Reviewer (written in 1979 or earlier), or older than you. I get to choose and since I’m too old to keep counting all those years, I’ll go with her year of 1979.

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Here’s my line-up for the coming month. I may not actually review them all (I don’t like to write about titles that lose my interest), but here is the TBR list.

Ursula K. Le Guin: The Lathe of Heaven (1971) – my favorite of all her books.

Theodore Sturgeon: More Than Human (1953) – this will be my belated introduction to one of the masters.

H. G. Wells: The Shape of Things to Come (1933) as well as the movie adaptation by Alexander Corda, called Things to Come.

Andre Norton: The Time Traders (1958)

Anne McCaffrey: Dragonflight (1968)

C. L. Moore: Northwest Smith stories (1930s)

So that’s my vintage science fiction month list. I have to resist adding another dozen books to it since I’ll barely have time to write about all of these. What are your favorite vintage titles for the coming month?

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  1. Andrea J says

    December 31, 2020 at 8:28 pm

    you’ve got a fantastic list!

    I know I’ll be talking about R.U.R., and the other night I started reading a Henry Kuttner short story collection.

    It’s gonna be a great January!

    Reply
    • John Folk-Williams says

      January 1, 2021 at 7:13 am

      I’m glad you’re doing RUR. I almost put Zamiatin’s We on the list – there is so much early work that is not read so much anymore. Thanks for commenting!

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      • Andrea J says

        January 1, 2021 at 8:55 am

        I read Zamiatin’s We a few years ago, really enjoyed it! I should really read it again one of these days. I need to read more LeGuin, I’m looking forward to your review of The Lathe of Heaven.

        Reply
  2. Lydia says

    January 3, 2021 at 7:17 pm

    The Lathe of Heaven was such a good story!

    Reply
  3. Lex @ Lexlingua says

    January 5, 2021 at 11:21 am

    Lathe of Heaven is excellent, gives utopia a whole new meaning, eh? Dragonflight, didn’t like so much, but one of those vintage must-reads for sure.
    Followed you over from #VintageSciFiMonth, and hope to read your reviews soon!

    Reply
    • John Folk-Williams says

      January 6, 2021 at 7:50 am

      Thanks for writing – I’ll be checking out your blog soon. Next up here is More Than Human.

      Reply

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