These are materials held in RBSC that serve as examples of the types of materials related to Science Fiction available in the Rare Book Room. To request a class visit, please email the Curator.
McCaffrey, Anne.
Dragon Song. Harper Hall Trilogy; V.1.
Toronto ; New York : Bantam Books, 1986, c1976.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3563.A255 D83 1986a
The first book in the Dragonriders of Pern series. McCaffrey received a Grand Master Award from SFWA in 2004.
Clarke, Arthur C., 1917- .
2001: A Space Odyssey .
New York : New American Library, c1968.
Science Fiction Collection PR 6005.L36 A615 1968a
First edition of the book upon which the classic film was based.
Coleman, Loren L.
Blood of the Isle. Mech Warrior, Dark Age.
New York, N.Y. : ROC, c2004.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3553. O47428 B5 2004a
An example of tabletop gaming adventures migrating into fiction.
McLaren, Teri, 1953-.
The Cursed Land. Magic, The Gathering.
New York, N.Y. : HarperPrism, c1995.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3563.A3177 C8 1995a
A collectible card game migrating into fiction.
Williams, Sean, 1967-.
Refugee. Star Wars, The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II. 1st edition.
New York : Ballantine Books, 2003.
Science Fiction Collection PR 9619.3.W5667 R3 2003a
A continuation of the film saga.
Carlton, Clark .
Face/Off: A novel by Clark Carlton; Based on the motion picture written by Mike Werb & Michael Colleary.
New York, N.Y. : HarperPrism, c1997.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3553.A736 F2 1997a
A fictionalized account of the film.
Carpenter, Leonard .
Conan the Raider.
New York : Tom Doherty Associates, [1987], c1986.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3553.A745 C6 1987
The film Conan the Barbarian was based upon this series of books.
King, Stephen, 1947-.
Firestarter.
New York : Viking Press, 1980.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3561.I483 F57 1980a
Lackey, Mercedes.
The Silver Gryphon. Book three of The mage wars.
New York : DAW Books : Distributed by Penguin USA, c1996.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3562.A246 S5 1996a
Herbert, Frank.
Dune. First edition.
Philadelphia : Chilton Books, [1965]
Science Fiction Collection PS 3558.E63 D8 1965a
A landmark of Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the recipient of the inaugural 1965 Nebula Award.
Jordan, Robert, 1948-.
The Eye of the World. Wheel of time; bk. 1.
New York : Tor, 1990.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3560.O7617 E94 1990a
A good example of the tendency in SF to run to long series.
Pierce, Tamora.
Lioness Rampant. The Song of the lioness; bk. 4.
New York : Atheneum, 1988.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3566.I37 L5 1988a
SF for the Young Adult market.
Bradley, Marion Zimmer.
The Mists of Avalon . First edition.
New York : Knopf, c1982.
Science Fiction Collection PS 3552.R228 M5 1983a
A retelling of the Arthurian Legend from the point of view of Morgaine Le Fey. The RBSC copy is signed by the author.
Captain Future: Wizard of Science. Vol.1 No.1 Winter, 1940.
New York, NY: Better Publications, Inc.
Science Fiction Magazine Collection
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.
The Picture of Dorian Gray. Select Library;No.95.
New York : Street & Smith, [1908?]
Johannsen Collection PR 5819.A1 1908a
A dime novel reprint of a horror classic.
Derleth, August William, 1909-1971.
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: H.P. Lovecraft & Others.
Sauk City, Wis., Arkham House, 1969.
Lovecraft Collection PS 648.H6 T344 1969a
Tales of the Frightened. Vol.1 No.1-2 Spring 1957-August 1957.
New York, NY: Republic Features Syndicate, Inc.
Science Fiction Magazine Collection
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
Lord of the Rings.
London : Allen & Unwin, 1954-55.
Science Fiction Collection PR 6039.O32 L6 1954a V.1-3
This is the first edition, first state of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is also the Library's Two Millionth Volume.
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
The Hobbit: or, there and back again.
London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1937.
Science Fiction Collection PR 6039.O32 H6 1937a
This is the first edition, second issue of The Hobbit. It is the only version of the book that bears Tolkien's own illustrations, and is particularly scarce, as many copies of this edition were destroyed in the London Blitz.
Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William), 1865-1933.
The King in Yellow.
Chicago : F. Tennyson Neely, 1895.
American Popular Literature PS 1284.K5 1895a
This is a foundational book for nearly all Science Fiction and Horror writing; it has influenced writers like H.P. Lovecraft and Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Gernsback, Hugo (ed.).
Amazing Stories.
New York: Experimenter Publishing Company.
Science Fiction Magazine Collection
Gernsback, Hugo (ed.).
Wonder Stories.
Mt. Morris, IL: Stellar Publishing Corporation.
Science Fiction Magazine Collection
Hugo Gernsback is one of the most important figures in SF writing, having edited multiple SF magazines. The Hugo Awards are named for him.
Lovecraft, H.P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937.
[Letters]. Letters from H. P. Lovecraft to Clark Ashton Smith.
No. l, dated Aug. 27, 1932, lists "weird items in my library" (envelope included).
No. 2, undated [1932?] discusses works in progress and subjects of mutual interest.
No. 3, dated March 9, 1934, discusses HPL's current reading plus comment concerning ancestry (envelope included).
Lovecraft Collection PS 3523.O833 Z543
Weird Tales: A Magazine of the Bizarre and Unusual. Vol.33 No.2 February 1939.
New York : Weird Tales, 1939.
Lovecraft Collection AP 2.W457332
Nick Carter in Boston; Or, A Cleaver Forger's Scheme. Nick Carter Library. No. 11 October 17, 1891.
New York: Street & Smith.
Bradbury, Ray.
[Manuscript]. Melissa Toad, Witch. September 19, 1970.
This is a typescript with Bradbury's own corrections.
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