(2013-05-11) Smith Science Fiction Novels For Economists

Noah Smith: Science Fiction novels for Economists

Really, most science fiction is about Economics. What makes most future visions interesting is not just the technical particulars of the cool new Stuff, but the social ramifications.

1. A Deepness in the Sky, by Vernor Vinge

2. Makers, by Cory Doctorow

3. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin

4. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, by Cory Doctorow

5. Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge

14. The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood

13. The Game of Thrones series, by George R.R. Martin

12. Reamde, by Neal Stephenson

8. The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi

9. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein

11. Permutation City, by Greg Egan

10. Schismatrix, by Bruce Sterling

6. Accelerando, by Charlie Stross

7. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

15. When Gravity Fails, by George Alec Effinger

16. Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner