A-Chan

I haven't read a whole lot of books yet.. and the ones I did read were mostly Star Wars *giggle*

Besides those, I like Timothy Zahn. I haven't explored many authors yet, but give me time!

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Kage Baker. Witty, character-driven, Inventive! What more can you say about time travel, immortal cyborgs who become smashed on chocolate (but can metabolize every other substance, whether poisonous, narcotic, etc. quite easily), their rather dull masters and idiot savant enemies? A lot!

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godisthyname

Robert Lindsay - he wrote 'A Voyage to Arcturus' which to me was utterly insanely bewildering, but in a good way.

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AdamR

I know this post has nothing to do with this topic, but I just wanted to say Welcome Back godisthyname!

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godisthyname

And I know this isn't entirely relevant as well but thanks. I've been busy these past two months but I'm back, new and improved actually.

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Guineapiggy

I would say Wells, he was a very, very inteligent man, quite anti-establishment and so forth but you get the feeling that if he were any more in love with himself he'd have trained as a contortionist. Still, I can't reccomend any unknowns in this genre as I don't read much sci-fi.

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I am adding to my original list, first of all to say that I agree about Wells. I love Jules Verne's quote about H.G. Wells. I can't find the exact quote but it was something to the nature of:
"H.G. Wells has clearly a wild imagination, taking you to worlds that are beyond the bounds of science."

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Alexander

Definitely Asimov and Philip K. Dick.

I share a birthday with Arthur C. Clarke, though.

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Gundampilotspaz

Robert A. Heinlein is the king of Sci-fi. I am tring to read all of his works now I am on my 11th book of 41. So I have some time to good. The worlds and characters he creates rival all other authors of any genre. Most of his work isn't dated even though he wrote mostly in the 40's and 50's. Starship Troopers, Citizen of the Galaxy, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and Beyound this horizon are amoung his novels that can only be labeled Timeless in the modern world.

Airborneguy

I hope to add myself to this list one day....

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The masters, Asimov and Bradbury.

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regina_verbae

Orson Scott Card is my hero. He's been mentioned a lot, but I feel I must stress the point. Ender's Game, of course is a must-read. Enchantment might be my favorite of his. *whimper* Ever read a book that made you want to die because the emotions were so intense you felt you might burst? *pant*

Anyway.

Don't forget ole J. K. Rowling! Yeah, yeah, it may sound lame, but the Harry Potter phenomonon has had its cause. Call me a cheeseball, a freak, and a loser, but I love Harry!

William Goldman's The Princess Bride is excellent. Totally messes with your mind. He's so good, he's got half the world convinced it's abridged and not of his own creation.

I can't believe Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials hasn't been mentioned. The land of the dead business in the 3rd so perfectly creates a feeling of death. *shiver*

Max Barry's Jennifer Government is an excellent futuristic society read. Political and exciting.

I'm a big fan of young adult fiction. Children need plots and character and all the important things. Adult books become so focused on technique, style, and language. Good young adult fantasy: Franny Billingsley's The Folk Keeper. Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted, of course. Donna Jo Napoli's Zel.

Yeah. Now I need to read...

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Csira

I've always thought of J.K. Rowling more as a Fantasy author than a Science Fiction author. Unless of course, I am mistaking the fine lines between Fantasy and Science Fiction writing.

Hm, let's see, I have read Orson Scott Card. I think it was "Enchantment". That was pretty funny, and I hope to read "Ender's Game" one of these days. I also read Isaac Asimov; I have one of his books: Fantastic Voyage (If I can recall, it deals with inside the human body?)

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regina_verbae

Heh. The thing does say science fiction, doesn't it? Got so excited, didn't realize what I was saying.

In that case, Pullman would also be fantasy. As would Goldman. And Billingsley. And Napoli. And Levine.

Teehee. I have to laugh at myself.

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I haven't seen Douglas Adams here yet. The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a must read if you want to laugh out loud. I'm reading the third book out of five and one short story in the series. I'm also a fan of Ender's Game and Vonnegut, but I don't venture into sci-fi much.

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