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wayspooled · 10-27-2009, 10:28 AM

Think I'd add three less commonly thought of authors:

David Brin for just plain good writing, the two Uplift trilogies.
C.J. Cherryh for 1) realistic science and economics as in the way we probably will get into space and 2) being the master of alien psychologies and personality.
Neal Stephenson for better cyberpunk than Gibson's, his Diamond Age and Snow Crash books.

edit - and also
Vernor Vinge - Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky
Frederik Pohl - Gateway but lots of other great ones too.
Joe Haldeman for best military sci-fi
Orson Scott Card - first two Ender novels

10-27-2009, 10:28 AM	#5
wayspooled Crab In The Dark Posts: 486 Karma: 2328180 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Tablet PC until a 10" comes out that I like	Think I'd add three less commonly thought of authors: David Brin for just plain good writing, the two Uplift trilogies. C.J. Cherryh for 1) realistic science and economics as in the way we probably will get into space and 2) being the master of alien psychologies and personality. Neal Stephenson for better cyberpunk than Gibson's, his Diamond Age and Snow Crash books. edit - and also Vernor Vinge - Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky Frederik Pohl - Gateway but lots of other great ones too. Joe Haldeman for best military sci-fi Orson Scott Card - first two Ender novels Last edited by wayspooled; 10-27-2009 at 10:45 AM.