What is your favorite science fiction or horror literary classic?

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In EUROPEAN TRAVEL FOR THE MONSTROUS GENTLEWOMAN, Theodora Goss draws inspiration from some of literature's most popular stories of speculative fiction, including Frankenstein, Dracula, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and Rappaccini's Daughter.

What is your favorite speculative literature classic?

[Cherie Alberski]

How old does it have to be to be considered a classic? Are we talking Mary Shelley/Bram Stoker, Isaac Asimov/Ray Bradbury, or Ursula LeGuin/Douglas Adams old?

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Cherie wrote: "How old does it have to be to be considered a classic? Are we talking Mary Shelley/Bram Stoker, Isaac Asimov/Ray Bradbury, or Ursula LeGuin/Douglas Adams old?"

Good question! I was thinking Mary Shelley/Bram Stoker-era, as this is the era the book is interested in, but I am always open to people interpreting questions and discussion in their own way!

x Kayti

[Massiel]

Frankenstein

[Douglass]

The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne; the unabridged Jordan Stump translation.

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Massiel wrote: "Frankenstein"

Same! This was the first "classic" I read that didn't feel like a duty. It was a joy. It remains one of my favorite books of all time.

x Kayti

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Douglass wrote: "The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne; the unabridged Jordan Stump translation."

I, um, haven't read this... yet.

x Kayti

[Nick]

Isaac Asimov's "I, Robot"

[Richard]

Dracula

[Kateblue]

The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell.

Written in 1930, so maybe too new. Still, it has that olden-day flavor. Campbell is better known as the guy who was editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later Analog Science Fiction) for 45(?) years. He also has an award named after him, I think for best 1st novel.

I guess I shouldn't say this is my favorite, I prefer, like, Heinlein, etc., for "old" stuff, but I don't know that they are "classics" under the definition we are using here.

I remember when I read it years ago, it had that old-timey feel to it.

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Kateblue wrote: "The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell.

Written in 1930, so maybe too new. Still, it has that olden-day flavor. Campbell is better known as the guy who was editor of Astounding S..."

Oh, I've never heard of this. I am going to check it out. Thanks for the rec!

x Kayti

[Kateblue]

You can get The Black Star Passes for FREE from Amazon . . . https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

You can probably get it a Gutenburg, too. I just got a bunch of Edgar Rice Burroughs there for free. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...

[Kateblue]

Speaking of which, more classic SF . . . He's probably best known for writing Tarzan (which you can also get at Gutenburg) but there's John Carter on Mars books . . . you know, Barsoom.