Short Fiction Reading List

For the 2015 summer Institute, we will study the first four of the six volumes of The Road to Science Fiction, edited by James Gunn. Click here for the full syllabus.

Required reading (any of the editions listed are acceptable, though the newest editions have updated content):

• The Road to Science Fiction; From Gilgamesh to Wells
  1977 (New American Library), 2002 (Scarecrow Press)
• The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein
  1979 (New American Library), 2002 (Scarecrow Press)
• The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here
  1979 (New American Library), 1996 (White Wolf), 2002 (Scarecrow Press)
• The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here to Forever
  1982 (New American Library), 1997 (White Wolf), 2002 (Scarecrow Press)

New volumes (not required reading):

• The Road to Science Fiction #5: The British Way, 1998 (White Wolf)
• The Road to Science Fiction #6: Around the World, 1998 (White Wolf)

Some of these volumes might be difficult to find, so students are urged to seek out copies early and, when books are out of print, search used bookstores and online services (the links above go to Amazon.com and Powell's Books). The University of Kansas Jayhawk Ink Bookstore tries to always have copies of these books on hand. Address:

Jayhawk Ink Bookstore, Kansas Union, Lawrence KS 66045. Phone: 1-800-458-1111

Email: jayhawks@ku.edu
Web: http://www.jayhawks.com/

You can also order the revised editions of the first four volumes directly from Scarecrow Press: http://www.scarecrowpress.com. Use the Quick Search keywords "James Gunn."

updated 2/9/2015