Are there sci-fi novels where librarians have a prominent role?
This list is derived from a thread on soc.libraries.talk regarding librarians and libraries in sci-fi. (NOTE: Many people have sent me titles for inclusion in this section. If you don’t see your submission listed below, it means I lost your email when my HD crashed. Please send them to me again. Thanks. ) • Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge, features a librarian as a main character and depicts future worlds where whole civilizations live or die by their connectivity to “the net” (internet). Her job is to interpret the many layers of indexing that have evolved, and find the meaningful information that’s buried there. (Description supplied by Sue Visser.) • Eon by Greg Bear • Dragon Companion, and Dragon Rescue by Don Callander • Against the Fall of Night, and Rama Revealed both by Arthur Clarke • Counterclock World by Philip K. Dick • Deathworld 3 by Harry Harrison • Direct Descent by Frank Herbert • Restoree by Ann McCaffrey • Protector, and Ringworld Engineers both by Larry Niven •
