Chris McKitterick is soliciting input on authors who need to be added to the list “A Basic Science Fiction Library” put out by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas (see here and here).
I just put in a good word for William Sleator. I’ve been really surprised at how little notice Sleator seems to get within sf circles, I guess because his books are shelved as young adult, but man, he’s a phenomenal writer. Some of his novels, such as Interstellar Pig, Singularity, The Green Futures of Tycho, and The Duplicate are among the best books I’ve ever read — in or out of science fiction, in or out of young adult. These books are fast-paced and have great ideas and well-drawn characters.
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