A selection of some of the acknowledged essential titles in science fiction and fantasy that you can check out from Whitworth Library.
Books in order of call number by column.
Pre-1960
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Call Number: CASUAL READING Lewis, C. Lion v.2ISBN: 9780064471046Pub. date: 1950
20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Call Number: PQ2469.V4 E5 2006ISBN: 140272599XPub. date: 1870
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Call Number: PQ2469.V75 E5 2007ISBN: 9781402743375Pub. date: 1864
Frankenstein by Call Number: PR5397.F7 F7ISBN: 1480477079Pub. date: 1818
Brave New World by Call Number: PR6015.U9 B7 1969ISBN: 0060809833Pub. date: 1932
1984 by Call Number: PR6029.R8 N49 2008ISBN: 9780451524935Pub. date: 1948
The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Call Number: PR6039.O32 L6 1965ISBN: 0345339703Pub. date: 1954-1955
The Once and Future King by Call Number: PR6045.H2 O5ISBN: 9780441003839Pub. date: 1958
The Martian Chronicles by Call Number: PS3503.R167 M3ISBN: 0385038623Pub. date: 1950
Starship Troopers by Call Number: PS3515.E288 S7ISBN: 9780441783588Pub. date: 1959
Foundation by Call Number: PS3551.S5 F63Pub. date: 1951
I, Robot by Call Number: PS3551.S5 I18ISBN: 9780553294385Pub. date: 1950
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Call Number: PS3563.I4215 C3 1997ISBN: 9780553379266Pub. date: 1959
1960-1979
The Left Hand of Darkness by Call Number: CASUAL READING LeGuin LeftISBN: 9780441478125Pub. date: 1969
A Wrinkle in Time by Call Number: JUV FIC L'Engle WrinkleISBN: 0440998050Pub. date: 1962The Time Machine and the War of the Worlds by
Call Number: PR5774.T5 1964ISBN: 003056476XPub. date: 1964
Rendezvous with Rama by Call Number: PR6005.L36 R2ISBN: 9780553287899Pub. date: 1972
A Clockwork Orange by Call Number: PR6052.U638 1963ISBN: 0393341763Pub. date: 1962
Neverwhere by Call Number: PR6057.A31 N48 2003ISBN: 0060557818Pub. date: 2003
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Call Number: PS3515.E288 M6ISBN: 0312863551Pub. date: 1966
Kindred by Call Number: PS3552.U827 K5 2003ISBN: 9780807083697Pub. date: 1979
Dune by Call Number: PS3558.E63ISBN: 9780801950773Pub. date: 1965
The Mote in God's Eye by Call Number: PS3564.I9 M6ISBN: 9781568650548Pub. date: 1974
Mars Plus by Call Number: PS3566.O36 M3ISBN: 0671876651Pub. date: 1976
1980-now
Embassytown by Call Number: CASUAL READING Mieville EmbassytownISBN: 9780345524508Pub. date: 2011
Snow Crash by Call Number: CASUAL READING Stephenson SnowISBN: 9780553380958Pub. date: 1992
The Hunger Games by Call Number: JUV FIC Collins Hunger 1ISBN: 9780439023528Pub. date: 2009
The Blue Sword by Call Number: JUV FIC McKinley BlueISBN: 9780688009380Pub. date: 1982
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Call Number: PR6068.O93 S67 1998ISBN: 0590353403Pub. date: 1998
The Handmaid's Tale by Call Number: PR9199.3.A8 H3 1986ISBN: 9781328879943Pub. date: 1986
Ender's Game by Call Number: PS3553.A655 E5 1992ISBN: 0312853238Pub. date: 1985
Wicked by Call Number: PS3563.A3535 W5 2000ISBN: 9780060987107Pub. date: 2000
A Game of Thrones by Call Number: PS3563.A7239 G36 1996ISBN: 0553103547Pub. date: 1996
The Name of the Wind by Call Number: PS3618.O8685 N36 2009ISBN: 9780756405892Pub. date: 2009
