Dec 25, 2009

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | What Do I Read Next?

Isaac Asimov created a series of science fiction short stories and novels presenting the relationship between humans and machines in a more positive light. Students might enjoy reading his I, Robot (1952), Robots and Empire (1985), or The Complete Robot: Selected Stories (1992).

Robert Heinlein is another important mid-twentieth- century writer of speculative fiction. His classic Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) has achieved near-cult status with science fiction fans. Farnham’s Freehold (1964) presents another vision of a post-apocalyptic...