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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
These new-fangled writers leave a lot to be desired.
Butcher's just a guy who continues to rewrite his character's adventures, churning them out one after another like a robot on oily drugs. Anderson had somethin' or other to do with Herbert, didn't he? Doggone it! Doggone it all!
Why isn't Edmond Hamilton, Clifford D. Simak, and Jack Williamson on the list?
Someone said they were dead, but I don't buy that crap. That's no excuse where I come from.
Give me the good old authors of yesteryear, when science fiction made sense and reading was fun - where no astronaut had to use the bathroom.
AND YOU RECOGNIZED THEIR NAMES!
That's what I'm sayin'.
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There's plenty of recognizable names producing good stuff by they aren't owned by Tor or fronted by Sad Puppies.
900 votes to nominate.
6000 voted last year.
Anybody willing to pony up $50 votes.
Meh.
Let them whine and fight.
Use the time to read something fun like FIRST CONTRACT or LIVE FREE OR DIE.
Especially the latter; Hamilton would be proud of that one and the sequels. Modern Space Opera with humor, style, and good science.
(I'm rereading it now. Still getting laughs from the MAPLE SYRUP WAR segment.)
I've read Butcher. Competent.
Hardly Hugo Worthy compared to the Andersons, Vinges or Nivens of the past.
Preferred the show, though.