Extra Sci-Fi Reading & Media List
This list will be updated regularly with books and other works of science fiction media that we discuss on Extra Sci-Fi.
Some older books can be found online for free on Project Gutenberg, and many (if not all) of these books can be checked out for free at your local library or regional library system.
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While Extra Sci-Fi strives to be a classroom-appropriate YouTube show, parents and educators who want to share these works with their students should review each work in advance to make sure it is a good match for the student's reading level and emotional maturity.
The History of Science Fiction (Season 1)
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Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (which draws heavily from the following works):
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Paradise Lost, by John Milton
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The Sorrows of Young Werther, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Dante (most well-known for The Divine Comedy)
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Short stories by William Gibson:
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"The Gernsback Continuum"
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"The Belonging Kind"
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The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
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Works by Jules Verne:
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Works by H.G. Wells:
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The King in Yellow, by Robert Chambers
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The Night Land, by William Hope Hodgson
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House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson
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After London, by Richard Jeffries
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A Voyage to Arcturus, by David Lindsay
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Star Maker, by Olaf Stapledon
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R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots), by Karel Čapek
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A Dreamer's Tales, by Lord Dunsany
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Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell
The Golden Age of Science Fiction (Season 2)
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I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
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Foundation & Empire, by Isaac Asimov
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Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
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Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
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The City and the Stars, by Arthur C. Clarke
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Childhood’s End, by Arthur C. Clarke
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“Scanners Live in Vain,” by Cordwainer Smith
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The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester
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The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester
The World Builders (Season 3)
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The Fellowship of the Ring, by J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Two Towers, by J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Return of the King, by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Dune, by Frank Herbert
Dystopias and Apocalypses (Season 4)
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Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
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1984, by George Orwell
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Earth Abides, by George R. Stewart
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Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
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Player Piano, by Kurt Vonnegut
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A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller Jr.
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A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
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Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner
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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison
The New Wave (Season 5)
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Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley