Sci Fi for the Sci Shy
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Would you rather translate the complete works of Shakespeare into Klingon than voluntarily read science fiction? No worries! Dip your toes into this rich and rewarding genre with a few of these highly enjoyable science-fiction-ish works, below, which have sci-fi elements – without being overwhelmingly alien...
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- Pastoralia , CivilWarLand
in Bad Decline – collections of short stories by George
Saunders
Bizarre, deliciously imaginative, and oddly tender, Saunders’ stories re-imagine a present world that is very much like ours, only stranger… A common theme is what happens when the forces of technology and capitalism combine – with both comic and tragic results. - The
Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey
Niffenegger
At once a deeply felt romantic tale and a head-spinning adventure, this novel is sure to make you laugh, cry, and think. Did we mention that one of the main characters is a librarian? A don’t-miss.
Other sci-fi-ish titles of interest:
- The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryx and Crakeby Margaret Atwood
- The Children of Men by P.D. James
- Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis




