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One of the more interesting ones I've seen. Will post my own results soon.

Depending on my answer on the last one (I hate those stupid glass questions!), I'm either Isaac Asimov or Hal Clement (Harry C. Stubbs). Haven't read any of Clement's stuff, but I'm a huge Asimov fan.

I got:

Cordwainer Smith
This inimitably unique storyteller created a future with so many deep layers of history that all the world we know is practically lost in it.



I think this is nice

David Brin
Bestselling producer of impossible-to-put-down epic adventures in a far-flung future.

KILL ME NOW!

Apparently I'm E.E. "Doc" Smith.

E.E. "Doc" Smith
The inventor of space opera. His purple space war tales remain well-read generations later.

HemlockGrey wrote:

David Brin
Bestselling producer of impossible-to-put-down epic adventures in a far-flung future.

KILL ME NOW!

ROFLMAO...oh, that's great...

[nelson]ha-ha[/nelson]















*bang*

Olaf Stapledon
Standing outside the science fiction "field", he wrote fictional explorations of the futures of whole species and galaxies.

Hey, sez here I'm Stravo award winning Sci-fi author

I'm Gregory Benford, though with him I'd place Charles Sheffield and John Barnes, whose books I've heard of. I've never actually heard of Benford.

James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice B. Sheldon)
In the 1970s she was perhaps the most memorable, and one of the most popular, short story writers.


Um, who?

E.E. "Doc" Smith
The inventor of space opera. His purple space war tales remain well-read generations later.

Curse, I too am David Brin, NOOO, wait, I've never read his work, only heard what he's said about SW, is he any good as a writer?

Robert A. Heinlein
Beginning with technological action stories and progressing to epics with religious overtones, this take-no-prisoners writer racked up some huge sales numbers.

You are:



Stanislav Lem
This pessimistic Pole has spent a whole career telling ironic stories of futility and frustration. Yet he is also a master of wordplay so witty that it sparkles even when translated into English.

E.E. "Doc" Smith
The inventor of space opera. His purple space war tales remain well-read generations later.

What time period was this guy around? Or is he still around?

Kurt Vonnegut
For years, this unique creator of absurd and haunting tales denied that he had anything to do with science fiction.

Oh yeah. I'm unique again. Until some more people take this test...

Arthur C. Clarke
Well known for nonfiction science writing and for early promotion of the effort toward space travel, his fiction was often grand and visionary.

Surprised I didn't get Smith, but I'm happy nonetheless.

consequences wrote:Curse, I too am David Brin, NOOO, wait, I've never read his work, only heard what he's said about SW, is he any good as a writer?

Despite his comments about StarWars, he is a pretty good author and has written some cool books. And no, "The Postman" was absolutely nothing like the movie.

Kelly Antilles wrote:James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice B. Sheldon)
In the 1970s she was perhaps the most memorable, and one of the most popular, short story writers.


Um, who?

She was a short story writer who masqueraded as a man for a time. I found a thread on rec.art.sf.written with more information.


I got Olaf Stapledon.

Shinova wrote:http://gning.org/skiffy.html


One of the more interesting ones I've seen. Will post my own results soon.

I am Gregory Benford.

At least, that's what the quiz says.

Isaac Asimov
One of the most prolific writers in history, on any imaginable subject. Cared little for art but created lasting and memorable tales.

Appropos when you consider I have more of his books than any other author.

SyntaxVorlon wrote:I'm Gregory Benford, though with him I'd place Charles Sheffield and John Barnes, whose books I've heard of. I've never actually heard of Benford.

Sci-fi Author and Ph.D In Plasma physics and Astrophysics. Writes both hard SF and short stories (HUGOs for both) as well as Science essays. A lot of people compare him to Asimov, but I would recommend reading his books and drawing your own opinion.

Funky...I got Herbert.

Not bad...I like Dune enough so...ah well

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:E.E. "Doc" Smith
The inventor of space opera. His purple space war tales remain well-read generations later.

What time period was this guy around? Or is he still around?

Edward Elmer Smith, he was a Ph.d and most famous for his Lensman series of books (mid 1930's - 60's i think). The science in the earlier ones is not that great (due to what was known at the time, and the fact he was more interested in the stories than the science - unusually for a scientist), it does get better in the later books. Basically it's a Galactic Empire, wars, love, death, 1000 elephants. Space opera done on a grand scale. If you can ignore the dated science stuff they are well worth a read.