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Originally Posted by crich70
I agree that many of the greats have alas left us. Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke and others. While no doubt others will pick up the torch and write some good books I doubt any will quite equal much less surpass those who have left us.
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I must disagree with you here. Whilst literary merit is of course in the eye of the beholder I think each generation will have its authors who equal or even arguably surpass those of previous generations. Though personally I don't think it is even possible to accurately compare the body of work of such great authors and conclude definitively that one is better.