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

Sienthal · Post by **Sienthal** » 2003-01-27 12:27am

The Dark wrote:
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.

Speaking of the Matrix, have you heard the brothers who made it are planning a sort of trilogy? They're planning on placing the original Matrix with Reloaded together I believe, and the 2nd Matrix is being released at the same time.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2003-01-27 12:51am

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

Whoever the fuck he is. I might be able to read better than the majority of ppl you meet, but doesn't mean I like to or do it frequently

mantakai · Post by **mantakai** » 2003-01-27 05:25am

i dotn really know who he is but i got john brummer anyone care to enlighten me?

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-27 06:41am

Isaac Asimov...even though I haven't read a scrap of material from him.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-01-27 06:56am

Jules Verne
The 19th century Frenchman who made science fiction into a successful commercial genre.

Right on I love Verne!

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-01-27 12:18pm

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

Start at the Beginning of the Lensman saga and work your way through them (there are one or two

). Just remember not to laugh at any of the science.

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-01-27 12:22pm

Dalton wrote:Isaac Asimov...even though I haven't read a scrap of material from him.

WHAAAAAAAAAAT! Bad Librarian, no banana's for you for a week. You'll say you've never read Ellison, Clarke, Heinlein or Wells next.

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-01-27 12:26pm

mantakai wrote:i dotn really know who he is but i got john brummer anyone care to enlighten me?

Do you mean John Brunner? If so, here's the same link I gave on page two of this thread. http://www.skypoint.com/members/gimonca/brunner.html

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-01-27 12:29pm

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.

Does anyone know of his stuff at all?

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-01-27 01:12pm

Coaan wrote: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.

Does anyone know of his stuff at all?

Yeah, you'll find a great deal of his collected works around, try Smiths or Menzies, or to just sample his work then ask at your library. I'd give you volume names but the ones I read were called literally Volume 1 and Volume 2. I'm not a big fan of his work, but it's certainly readable.

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-01-27 01:15pm

Rob Wilson wrote:
Coaan wrote: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.

Does anyone know of his stuff at all?
Yeah, you'll find a great deal of his collected works around, try Smiths or Menzies, or to just sample his work then ask at your library. I'd give you volume names but the ones I read were called literally Volume 1 and Volume 2. I'm not a big fan of his work, but it's certainly readable.

Excellent, Thanks...

Now to Raid whsmith....

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-01-27 01:19pm

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

Ummmm....WTF did he write?

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-01-27 01:51pm

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

Never read...

The quiz is too pro-US, it should be more international, there were a lot of questions that I had to toss a coin to answer.

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2003-01-27 03:44pm

Well depending upon how I answer the patriotism question (and I really dont' fit any of the categories) I'm either
Arthur C. Clarke
or
Robert A. Heinlein

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2003-01-27 08:10pm

IG-88E wrote:Gregory Benford
A master literary stylist who is also a working scientist.

Ummmm....WTF did he write?

Cosm, Eater, Timescape, The Martian race, Shiva Descending - plus a few others.