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In Defense of Adventure Tales: <i>The Best of Planet Stories #1</i> by Leigh Brackett

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Detail from the cover of The Best of Planet Stories #1
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In Defense of Adventure Tales: The Best of Planet Stories #1 by Leigh Brackett

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Detail from the cover of Jirel of Jiory by C.L. Moore
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Five Formidable Female Characters From Classic SF

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Detail from the cover of Skylark of Valeron by EE Doc Smith
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Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Skylark of Valeron by E.E. “Doc” Smith

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Graduate or Perish: Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

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Looking for Classic SF by Women? Here Are Five Places to Start…

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Robert A Heinlein's Time for the Stars
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Of Relatives and Relativity: Time for the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein

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Book covers of 5 vintage SF novels written by women
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Five Vintage Works of SF From Women Writers

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Young Doctors in Space: Star Surgeon by Alan E. Nourse

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Scene from Forbidden Planet, featuring Anne Francis (as Altaira Morbius), Leslie Nielsen (as Cmmr. James J. Adams), and Robby the Robot
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Forbidden Planet: The Moment Hollywood Got Serious About Sci Fi Cinema

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Lumbering to the Stars: The Star Beast by Robert A. Heinlein

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Science and Slaughter: Skylark Three by E. E. “Doc” Smith

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Of Scoundrels and Sailors: Starman Jones by Robert A. Heinlein

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“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

William Gibson, Neuromancer

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