* Science fiction:
Any type hard or soft, but the softer it is the better the writing needs to be.
E.g. C.J. Cherryh, Gene Wolfe, Greg Egan, Ursula K. Le Guin, Adam Roberts, Alastair Reynolds.
* Fantasy:
Swords & sorcery, epic, historical, any type except urban fantasy really.
E.g. Michael Moorcock, Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber, Gene Wolfe, Guy Gavriel Kay, Robert Holdstock.
* Crime fiction:
Especially socially realistic police procedurals of the Nordic noir type.
E.g. Sjöwall & Wahlöö, Leif G.W. Persson, Arnaldur Indriðason, Jørn Lier Horst, Roslund & Hellström.
Last edited by GeoffR; 03-03-2017 at 08:22 PM.
Reason: Added a few more author examples.
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