By Andre Norton. A Space Western that also incorporates Native American themes in a frontier world where aliens and humans coexist tenuously. A noteworthy book for any Sci Fi Fan because Norton was the first female writer to be dubbed Grande Dame of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

By C.L. Moore. Nominated for several awards including Nebula and Hugo awards. An interesting take on the Arabian Nights format from a narrator who is two thousand years old. Frontier in its exploration of ideas rather than blazing guns.

By Robert A. Heinlein. Nominated for several awards including Nebula and Hugo awards. An interesting take on the Arabian Nights format from a narrator who is two thousand years old. Frontier in its exploration of ideas rather than blazing guns.

By Edgar Rice Burroughs. Transplants an American Civil War veteran to Mars and a harsh desert environment. Influenced the movie John Carter.

By Ray Bradbury. The first modern work to be well received by academics and the literary establishment. A short story collection that retells the American experience of settling the West.

By Mike Resnick Santiago. A wild west tale complete with shoot-outs, lonely heroes, and faithless sidekicks. Follows an outlaw in the Inner Frontier of the galaxy.

By Jonathan Lethem A coming of age story about a girl who must leave the dying Earth to be among the first humans to settle on another planet. An interesting read because the settlers are not cheerful and the aliens next door are not helpful.

By Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson. A series of short stories. A comical take on the Space Western sub-genre. A teddy-bear like alien race comes across Earth's Western tales and reenacts the stories.

By H. Beam Piper. A bit of a parody of Space Western, but in a good way—think Texan stereotypes occupying another planet.

By Bernard Schaffer. Many stories in the Space Western sub-genre involve miners—typical of the Western genre. This book combines mining, murder, wasteland, outlaw, and alien into a Space Western adventure.