It's really hard to overstate the impact of PKD's later works and JG Ballard. Having read about 50% of this list, I think all of our modern dystopia, paranoia, and existential SciFi sprouted from their insane seeds. And the depth of LeGuin's exploration of social, sexual, and economic identity in alien worlds sticks out like a sore thumb compared to her peers.
Damn, tho, the book cover for The Three Stigmata... is fascinating. I always pictured him as just a cyborg octogenarian but now I can't unsee this. I miss that artwork.
Aaaaand, it would be nice of the page author would put these in a CSV at the bottom so that I can make a checklist!
I don't know enough to know if your ascription of those "ills" to those authors is accurate, but I certainly find it refreshing to see someone asserting that no, it's not "just fiction" and the art we create and consume changes us, and changes society, not always in a good way.
"Libertarians are like house cats. They are convinced of their fierce independence while utterly dependent on a system they don’t appreciate or understand."
The converse of this actually exists. There's a fan award called the Prometheus Award given by the "Libertarian Futurists" which is often jokingly called the "Scottish Socialist Award", given how many times they've awarded it to works that are perhaps equally anti-extant-state but with virtually all other politics at odds. (And in some cases, IMO, strong misreadings of the awarded work.)
Ironically, the hardcover version of "Concrete Island" that I had was ... solid grey! :| It was probably a book-club edition because it was a very small-format hardcover.
Damn, tho, the book cover for The Three Stigmata... is fascinating. I always pictured him as just a cyborg octogenarian but now I can't unsee this. I miss that artwork.
Aaaaand, it would be nice of the page author would put these in a CSV at the bottom so that I can make a checklist!