Occasionally the monthly pick is a classic science fiction or fantasy tale. Some of these picks were published in the mid-twentieth century, when the colorful covers of mass-market paperbacks attracted our attention and our quarters. Those of us old enough to remember them, now call them vintage and occasionally spend a lot more than a quarter to buy a nice copy. These paperbacks were published in the US and UK. There are galleries of first editions and graphic novels. For some even older picks, go to the fiction mags page.
Neuromancer by WIlliam Gibson, New Ace Science Fiction Special #3
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke, Ballantine 33
Watership Down by Richard Adams, Avon 19810
Dune by Frank Herbert, Ace N-3
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman, Ballantine 24757
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein, Berkley N1601
The Princess Bride by William Goldman, Ballantine 24225
Foundation by Isaac Asimov, Ace D-110
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine U7039
Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh, DAW 420
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey, Ballantine U6124
Ringworld by Larry Niven, Ballantine 02046
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester, Signet 1105
The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany, Ace F-427
A wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace Science Fiction Special 90075
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, Signet T3800
The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett, Ace D-36
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr., Bantam F2212
The Time Traders by Andre Norton, Ace D-461
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin, Ace Science Fiction Special 47800
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Armed Services Edition 909
A Wrinkle in Time by Madelaine L'Engle, Puffin Books PS288
Night's Master by Tanith Lee, DAW 313
Slan by A.E. Van Vogt, Dell 696
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, Bantam 886
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, Ballantine 01503
Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock, DAW 214