Top Five Sci-Fi Authors - Page 12

RegCompanion · May 3rd, 2014, 10:18 AM

1. Frank Herbert
2. Theodore Sturgeon
3. Robert A. Heinlein
4. Isaac Asimov
5. Larry Niven

**SanteeFats** · May 4th, 2014, 03:53 PM

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nckgmd · May 16th, 2014, 09:46 AM

Not much of a reader but I like George Orwell.... But just in case the scientologist's are right I will include L.Ron.Hubbard.... I hope this help's out my Thetan's

**howerd** · December 10th, 2016, 07:08 AM

1. H.G. Wells
2. Philip K. Dick
3. Ray Bradbury
4. Olaf Stapledon
5. Arthur C. Clarke

**ultimatewarlord** · December 10th, 2016, 07:36 PM

1. John Wyndham
2. Isaac Asimov
3. Bruce Bedford (For radio series The Gibson)
4. Ray Bradbury
5. James Follett

**Brecht** · December 10th, 2016, 10:42 PM

It's hard to find good science fiction writers. Unfortunately science fiction has always been a hotbed for trash and I say this as someone who loves science fiction.

My favorite authors so far:

Stanislaw Lem
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Arthur C. Clarke
Philip K. Dick
Neal Stephenson

I enjoy the books by William Gibson and Isaac Asimov as well.

Art McBride · February 22nd, 2017, 03:45 PM

I have to agree with the comment on trash. I too love Science Fiction and have since the age of 8. That was a very long time ago.
Some years ago Larry Niven would have been at the top of my list but not anymore unfortunately. I remember eagerly awaiting a new Niven. The concepts just blew me away. I don't believe those concepts are in his current work. It is just ho hum. I think the change happened somewhere around Integral Trees. Mote in God's Eye, Ringworld was great. So somewhere after those two.

I agree with the choice of Neal Stephenson. Cryptonomicon is another concept story. Truly brilliant. Another fav. is Bob Shaw. He said once that he had a copy of Lord of the Rings at home and he knew exactly where it was.
It was on the floor at the wall opposite his bed where he would fling it on the occasions when he tried to read it.

Art McBride · February 22nd, 2017, 08:45 PM

William Gibson is another author who can have mind blowing concepts. At the time of release I did not care too much about Pattern Recognition but have since come to enjoy it.
David Brin has some memorable stuff. I was in the UK at the time of release and picked up a copy of Kil'n People. (The US version does not have the apostrophe.)
Another author who started well was Vernor Vinge. A Fire upon the Deep and A deepness in the Sky were fantastic but Rainbows End was forgettable. (Achieved this already. I can't even remember if there was an apostrophe in the title)

Art McBride · February 23rd, 2017, 10:59 PM

I was in Toronto in 1973 for Torcon 2 the World Science Fiction Con.
William Rotsler was there. I think he was a speaker. The interesting thing was that he brought along two female models. One relatively unknown Vivienne Wallace. She went topless as part of the costume play and the photographers suddenly woke up.

The other model was Joyce Mandel (early Alexis Love) who stayed in the background and did not remove any kit. I recognized her walking along a hallway and took a photo. She smiled and I could have lingered but had run out of film. I should have lingered anyway but the wife was hanging on my arm. I was surprised by how tiny Joyce was.

**trailmaster** · February 28th, 2017, 01:29 PM

I read science fiction paperbacks for 20 years when I was much younger. My top five are:

1. Edmond Hamilton
2. Harry Harrison
3. Arthur C. Clarke
4. Isaac Asimov
5. Robert Silverberg

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ultimatewarlord Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,474 Thanks: 8,328 Thanked 15,982 Times in 1,441 Posts	1. John Wyndham 2. Isaac Asimov 3. Bruce Bedford (For radio series The Gibson) 4. Ray Bradbury 5. James Follett __________________ The British Government is a disgrace.

February 22nd, 2017, 03:45 PM	#117
Art McBride Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 35 Thanks: 8,444 Thanked 240 Times in 29 Posts	Larry Niven I have to agree with the comment on trash. I too love Science Fiction and have since the age of 8. That was a very long time ago. Some years ago Larry Niven would have been at the top of my list but not anymore unfortunately. I remember eagerly awaiting a new Niven. The concepts just blew me away. I don't believe those concepts are in his current work. It is just ho hum. I think the change happened somewhere around Integral Trees. Mote in God's Eye, Ringworld was great. So somewhere after those two. I agree with the choice of Neal Stephenson. Cryptonomicon is another concept story. Truly brilliant. Another fav. is Bob Shaw. He said once that he had a copy of Lord of the Rings at home and he knew exactly where it was. It was on the floor at the wall opposite his bed where he would fling it on the occasions when he tried to read it.

February 22nd, 2017, 08:45 PM	#118
Art McBride Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 35 Thanks: 8,444 Thanked 240 Times in 29 Posts	More authors William Gibson is another author who can have mind blowing concepts. At the time of release I did not care too much about Pattern Recognition but have since come to enjoy it. David Brin has some memorable stuff. I was in the UK at the time of release and picked up a copy of Kil'n People. (The US version does not have the apostrophe.) Another author who started well was Vernor Vinge. A Fire upon the Deep and A deepness in the Sky were fantastic but Rainbows End was forgettable. (Achieved this already. I can't even remember if there was an apostrophe in the title)

February 23rd, 2017, 10:59 PM	#119
Art McBride Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 35 Thanks: 8,444 Thanked 240 Times in 29 Posts	Still more authors I was in Toronto in 1973 for Torcon 2 the World Science Fiction Con. William Rotsler was there. I think he was a speaker. The interesting thing was that he brought along two female models. One relatively unknown Vivienne Wallace. She went topless as part of the costume play and the photographers suddenly woke up. The other model was Joyce Mandel (early Alexis Love) who stayed in the background and did not remove any kit. I recognized her walking along a hallway and took a photo. She smiled and I could have lingered but had run out of film. I should have lingered anyway but the wife was hanging on my arm. I was surprised by how tiny Joyce was.

May 3rd, 2014, 10:18 AM	#111
RegCompanion Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 58 Thanks: 43,418 Thanked 542 Times in 50 Posts	1. Frank Herbert 2. Theodore Sturgeon 3. Robert A. Heinlein 4. Isaac Asimov 5. Larry Niven

May 4th, 2014, 03:53 PM	#112
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,915 Thanks: 282,079 Thanked 815,416 Times in 60,963 Posts	[QUOTE=Pianaman;1617277]- Barrington Bayley QUOTE] I have no financial interest in either of the sites listed and if I am posting something verboten just delete this post but I have found two great sites on line for just about every book genre. They are Abebooks.com and Thriftbooks.com. Give them a try to find what you might be missing from any collection.

May 16th, 2014, 09:46 AM	#113
nckgmd Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 325 Thanks: 736 Thanked 2,359 Times in 295 Posts	Not much of a reader but I like George Orwell.... But just in case the scientologist's are right I will include L.Ron.Hubbard.... I hope this help's out my Thetan's

December 10th, 2016, 10:42 PM	#116
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,145 Times in 10,453 Posts	It's hard to find good science fiction writers. Unfortunately science fiction has always been a hotbed for trash and I say this as someone who loves science fiction. My favorite authors so far: Stanislaw Lem Arkady & Boris Strugatsky Arthur C. Clarke Philip K. Dick Neal Stephenson I enjoy the books by William Gibson and Isaac Asimov as well.

February 28th, 2017, 01:29 PM	#120
trailmaster Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 59,933 Thanks: 1,329,434 Thanked 707,587 Times in 60,107 Posts	I read science fiction paperbacks for 20 years when I was much younger. My top five are: 1. Edmond Hamilton 2. Harry Harrison 3. Arthur C. Clarke 4. Isaac Asimov 5. Robert Silverberg