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Odin2005

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41. Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Fred Pohl, Poul Anderson, KSR...

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 07:40 PM

Aug 2012

Larry Niven
Ben Bova
David Brin
Octavia Butler
Ursula LeGuin
Anne McCaffrey
Robert Forward
John Brunner

When I was a kid growing up in the 90s I basically consumed all the classic stuff by Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke, and well as McCaffrey's "Dragonrider" books. I read Brin's epic "Uplift" books when I was in high school and they blew me away.

I'm an optimist and so I tend to avoid the depressing cyberpunk stuff.

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Let's get the ball rolling. Who are your favorite authors? [View all] FloridaJudy Dec 2011 OP

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Sorry. I was in the wrong group. Little Star Dec 2011 #2

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I love Tepper! FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #4

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And "The Companions" FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #6

Indeed. Rather than "just" being feminist, or rather women are downtrodden, uppityperson Dec 2011 #22

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Family Tree had SO many puns in it uppityperson Dec 2011 #11

It also has one of my favorite sig lines: FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #14

Did you get the armikafatidi? uppityperson Dec 2011 #15

Hard to figure them out FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #18

To not spoil it for others, sent you a message. uppityperson Dec 2011 #19

enarae uppityperson Dec 2011 #20

Tepper's latest is 'Fish Tails' OxQQme Mar 2016 #57

I am just finishing up "The Scar." Dr. Strange Dec 2011 #7

Loved "The Scar" FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #8

I liked some of F Paul Wilson but am tired of the dragging on uppityperson Dec 2011 #12

I have embarrassingly few Sci-Fi authors krispos42 Dec 2011 #9

Iain M. Banks, Greg Egan, Ian McDonald, Nancy Kress... petronius Dec 2011 #10

Old school: Heinlein lazarus Dec 2011 #13

George Bernard Shaw said of HG Wells Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #48

There are some authors I read in my earlier days that I can't stand to re-read now ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2016 #58

R A Lafferty, Jack Vance, Clark Ashton Smith, Keith Laumer.......... dimbear Dec 2011 #16

Most of mine have been mentioned so far, but I just wanted to add Octavia Butler. n/t iris27 Dec 2011 #17

The only reason she didn't make my original cut FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #21

OMG, I didn't know she died, what happened to her? Odin2005 Aug 2012 #42

Thinking about Ms. Butler always depresses me. Codeine Dec 2011 #28

Kim Stanley Robinson JitterbugPerfume Dec 2011 #24

Yes! bemildred Apr 2012 #33

And we finally get Adams DiverDave Dec 2012 #44

David Brin, Gregory Benford, Greg Bear, Dan Simmons GodlessBiker Dec 2011 #25

Old and new... TygrBright Dec 2011 #26

My favorites, living and deceased. Heinlein at #1. The rest: Abin Sur Dec 2011 #27

John Scalzi!! GaYellowDawg Jan 2012 #29

Agreed on Scalzi...and his second book "The Ghost Brigades" is at least as good....n/t Rowdyboy Apr 2012 #35

It you love Haldeman you at least like Varley cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #30

Ben Bova & Scott Westerfeld write great books ShadowLiberal Feb 2012 #31

Arthur C. Clarke! lastlib Apr 2012 #32

David Brin, Neil Stephenson, Dan Simmons... semillama Apr 2012 #34

My faves off the top of my head Onceuponalife Apr 2012 #36

Jack L Chalker - Midnight at the Well of Souls was a classic brislington Apr 2012 #37

My list, FTM... Moe Shinola Jul 2012 #38

WHAT?! Neoma Jul 2012 #39

Good topic eninn Aug 2012 #40

Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Fred Pohl, Poul Anderson, KSR... Odin2005 Aug 2012 #41

I can't believe no one has yet mentioned SheilaT Aug 2012 #43

I'm a fossil, I guess. ChazInAz Dec 2012 #45

hmm, probably a generational thing? Ubik May 2013 #52

I'll list a few theKed Dec 2012 #46

Samuel K. Delaney (sci-fi), Tim Powers (fantasy). McCamy Taylor Mar 2013 #47

Love Delaney Madam Mossfern Feb 2014 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author Moe Shinola Mar 2013 #49

I'll never remember all, but wet.hen88 Apr 2013 #50

I'm shocked that this old thread has 50 replies and no one mentioned Roger Zelazny! FSogol May 2013 #51

Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Edgar Allen Poe. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #53

Gene Wolfe!! lebaronangie Jul 2013 #54

Kim Stanley Robinson SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #56

Not a single mention of Alistair Reynolds ??!? Oh, the shame of it ! eppur_se_muova Nov 2016 #59

Great lists here. Have to add Theodore Sturgeon. Lots of talent in this field. Midnight Writer Mar 2017 #60

Too many to recall. warmfeet Apr 2017 #61