I'm looking for a new list of authors to get acquainted with, so I'm starting three threads for each of the genres that interest me: fantasy, sci-fi and espionage. This, as is so obvious from the title, is the sci-fi thread.
Starting with the idea that certain authors will be on almost everyone's list for this genre, I'm asking that we exclude them to get to the ones that may benefit readers, such as myself, who are trying to dig a little deeper.
In sci-fi, I think this list would comprise of (in no particular order):
Isaac Asimov
William Gibson
Arthur C. Clarke
Robert Heinlein
Frank Herbert
Ray Bradbury
Douglas Adams
Phillip K. Dick
I'm sure there are others that you feel should be on that list... so who are they and why do they belong?
I would personally add Peter David for the exceptional work he has done in the Star Trek series, and Timothy Zahn for his Star Wars trilogy.
Thanks in advance for all comments!
