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Posted: 2003-01-26 01:06am
by Rob Wilson
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 01:06am
by Alex Moon
Philip José Farmer
This prolific author brings surprising depths to he-man adventure tales, and broke science fiction's prudery barrier.
Posted: 2003-01-26 01:09am
by Jadeite
David Brin
Bestselling producer of impossible-to-put-down epic adventures in a far-flung future.
UGH.
Posted: 2003-01-26 01:19am
by Datana
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 01:26am
by Frank Hipper
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?
Posted: 2003-01-26 01:36am
by Rob Wilson
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
Posted: 2003-01-26 01:52am
by Frank Hipper
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 01:55am
by weemadando
John Brunner
His best known works are dystopias -- vivid realizations of the futures we want to avoid.
Posted: 2003-01-26 02:39am
by jaeger115
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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Posted: 2003-01-26 03:12am
by The Yosemite Bear
Samuel R. Delany
Few have had such broad commercial success with aggressively experimental prose techniques.
Posted: 2003-01-26 03:22am
by Rathark
Olaf Stapledon
Standing outside the science fiction "field", he wrote fictional explorations of the futures of whole species and galaxies.
Posted: 2003-01-26 06:52am
by Dahak
I'm supposed to be Jules Verne...
Posted: 2003-01-26 10:34am
by InnerBrat
Samuel R Delany!!!
Considering I've gone on about Babel-17 n at least twice on this board, I'm very happy indeed.
Posted: 2003-01-26 11:55am
by Sonnenburg
Frank Herbert
His style is often stilted, but he created what some consider the greatest SF novel of all time.
Posted: 2003-01-26 03:06pm
by Dralan
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 04:00pm
by Enforcer Talen
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 05:13pm
by Sienthal
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,
Posted: 2003-01-26 08:14pm
by SWPIGWANG
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 08:22pm
by Captain Cyran
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 08:27pm
by The Dark
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 08:33pm
by God Emperor
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 08:41pm
by IRG CommandoJoe
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.
Posted: 2003-01-26 10:35pm
by Captain tycho
Posted: 2003-01-26 10:47pm
by IRG CommandoJoe
Oh ya, are there any specific books I should read by the "Doc"?
Posted: 2003-01-26 11:31pm
by Bob McDob
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.
