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    RAHfanboy: Vonnegut vehemently denied being a Science Fiction writer. I think he was, but he was also very much more. In response to the suggestion of Herbert a... more »
    Ubik2501: I take slight issue with the term "literary hipsters," but this is still a great list. Authors like Dick, Vonnegut, Gibson, Stephenson, Lem and Lovecr... more »
    Pope John Peeps II: If you consider it to be speculative fiction, then Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum" is both one of the best SF books in history, and one of the mos... more »
    methylparoben: ROGER ZELAZNY!? Why isn't he on this list! He contributed greatly to making science-fiction literature actually LITERATURE! more »
    designguybrown: I hate to setback the discussion or create a digression: but before we decide whether some SF pieces are literature.. can it be agreed upon what a goo... more »
    ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: great list... now i've got more books to put on hold at the library. and Ursula LeGuin is my favorite author in ANY GENRE! more »
    lightninglouie: No Theodore Sturgeon? Granted, he's become less well-known among younger SF fans; all your books going out of print for a decade or so will do that f... more »
    lightninglouie: Fantasy is kinda problematic because, unlike SF, it didn't really exist as a discrete publishing category until around 1977 or so. Case in point: Pet... more »
    MonkeyT: In college, they made me read Madame Bovary. I swore to my lit teacher that I would never again read a book unless I actually WANTED to read it. Let... more »
    Grey_Area: I must make a horrible confession: I have never read a Delany novel, only some short stories of his. I know, I know...ugh, the shame of it all. I swea... more »
    BullfightsOnAcid: In my high school English class I had to read 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams as an example of satire. And thus my life was ch... more »
    PatrickImbibe: J.G. Ballard more »
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    Science Fiction Authors That Lit Geeks Think It's Cool To Read

    For every lit author like Cormac McCarthy, who borrows science fiction themes, there are ten authors who start out writing science fiction, and then become beloved of literary hipsters. Here's a partial list.