The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction
ISBN: 081956883X
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Jewel Hinged Jaw is literary criticism and advice for writers https://www.amazon.com/Jewel-Hinged-Jaw-Language-Science-Fic...
His three most pure "science fiction" novels are Babel-17, Trouble on Triton (originally published as Triton), and Nova. They are all very imaginative but grounded in scientific extrapolation.
His Neveryona series of stories and books are set in a medieval frame but are really about modern life. I found them interesting and thought-provoking.
He wrote a short autobiographical piece about some time he spent in a commune called "Heavenly Breakfast" that I found insightful.
He has a number of very good shorts science fiction stories from the 60's and 70's that are very good as well. Two in particular I enjoyed:
"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones"
"We, in Some Strange Power’s Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line"
are collected in "Driftglass"