Very interesting online quiz: which sci-fi author are you?

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-01-26 01:06am

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?

I've only read his "Uplift" novels; The science is not the greatest, but the stores are very enjoyable (ignore all the coincidences) and he fleshed out his species and aliens quite well, and does good, workman-like character work. give them a read, you'll probably like them.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-01-26 01:06am

Philip José Farmer
This prolific author brings surprising depths to he-man adventure tales, and broke science fiction's prudery barrier.

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2003-01-26 01:09am

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

UGH.

Datana · Post by **Datana** » 2003-01-26 01:19am

First time I took the test, I got:

William Gibson
The chief inspirer of the "cyberpunk" wave of the 1980s, his razzle-dazzle futuristic intrigues were, for a while, the most imitated work in science fiction.

The second time, the test returned Stanislav Lem.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-01-26 01:26am

I got John Brunner.
His best known works are dystopias -- vivid realizations of the futures we want to avoid.
I've never even heard of him. Anybody?

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-01-26 01:36am

Frank Hipper wrote:I got John Brunner.
His best known works are dystopias -- vivid realizations of the futures we want to avoid.
I've never even heard of him. Anybody?

I was forced to do a Google search o this one, never heard of him.

http://www.skypoint.com/members/gimonca/brunner.html

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-01-26 01:52am

Rob Wilson wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:I got John Brunner.
His best known works are dystopias -- vivid realizations of the futures we want to avoid.
I've never even heard of him. Anybody?
I was forced to do a Google search o this one, never heard of him.
http://www.skypoint.com/members/gimonca/brunner.html

If I'm as on target with my visualisations of things to come as he was, we're fucked.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-01-26 01:55am

John Brunner
His best known works are dystopias -- vivid realizations of the futures we want to avoid.

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-01-26 02:39am

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

Damn.

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Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-01-26 03:12am

Samuel R. Delany
Few have had such broad commercial success with aggressively experimental prose techniques.

Rathark · Post by **Rathark** » 2003-01-26 03:22am

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

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-01-26 06:52am

I'm supposed to be Jules Verne...

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-01-26 10:34am

Samuel R Delany!!!

Considering I've gone on about Babel-17 n at least twice on this board, I'm very happy indeed.

Sonnenburg · Post by **Sonnenburg** » 2003-01-26 11:55am

Frank Herbert
His style is often stilted, but he created what some consider the greatest SF novel of all time.

Dralan · Post by **Dralan** » 2003-01-26 03:06pm

Hal Clement (Harry C. Stubbs)
A quiet and underrated master of "hard science" fiction who, among other things, foresaw integrated circuits back in the 1940s.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-01-26 04:00pm

You are:

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.

Sienthal · Post by **Sienthal** » 2003-01-26 05:13pm

William Gibson...

Never heard of him, but the summary sounds pretty neat:
The chief inspirer of the "cyberpunk" wave of the 1980s, his razzle-dazzle futuristic intrigues were, for a while, the most imitated work in science fiction. But I don't see where the "Art and Inner Demons" choice came into play here.

By the way Weemadando, that's an awesome new avatar ya got there,

SWPIGWANG · Post by **SWPIGWANG** » 2003-01-26 08:14pm

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.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-01-26 08:22pm

well, I am either:

Gregory Benford
A master literary stylist who is also a working scientist.

Huh...I got the same person again, guess I'm that person. I don't know his work but I might look it up.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-01-26 08:27pm

Sienthal wrote:William Gibson...

Never heard of him, but the summary sounds pretty neat:

He wrote Neuromancer and (IIRC) Mona Lisa Overdrive. I like his stuff, though it's unusual. In some ways the Matrix can be considered something of a descendant of his work.

God Emperor · Post by **God Emperor** » 2003-01-26 08:33pm

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

Hmm, I'll have to find some books by him.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-26 08:41pm

Rob Wilson wrote:
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.

Maybe I should take out a book from the library to see what his writing is like...after all, his interests are mostly my interests...except I'm also interested in the actual weapons of war and how they work rather than just going "OH GEE" at big, loud, shiny objects shooting flashy, glowy things at each other.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-01-26 10:35pm

NOO!!!!!!!!!

NOT DAVID BRIN!

NOOOO!
PLEASE, TAKE MY LIFE NOW!!

NOOOOO!!!!!!!
NOO!!!
THE HORROR!!!!

NOOO!

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-01-26 10:47pm

Oh ya, are there any specific books I should read by the "Doc"?

Bob McDob · Post by **Bob McDob** » 2003-01-26 11:31pm

Phillip K. Dick (is dead, alas)

I especially liked the "I probably offend more people than I realize". I'm constantly getting people on my case for that. Hell, I just say whatever, which is probably why I don't write more.