Best Sci-Fi Author, Ever Thread

[Capt Daniel Hunter]

Well people have already mentioned Asimov, Clark, and Weber, all of whom, are wonderful.

Growing up I also loved Ray Bradbury. Martian Chronicles is still one of my favorites.

[ghosty]

Frank Herbert's my personal favourite. I loved the first three Dune books and then it got a bit too esoteric for me.

I'm enjoying the prequels and hope that they will tie up the loose ends that Frank didn't before he died.

[Gronin]

Weber is fantastic, and as far as fantassy is concerned Tolkien is the best, but my hands down favourite for SciFi has got to be Gordon R. Dickson. His Dorsai/Chantry Guild/Final Encyclopedia in particular. honourable mentions would have to go to Frederick Pohl and Poul Anderson.

[Kaiddin]

Originally posted by Capt Daniel Hunter
Growing up I also loved Ray Bradbury. Martian Chronicles is still one of my favorites.

I was getting scared there. I knew I wasn't the only one to read the Martian Chronicles.
How about Niven, Brackett, Piper, Landis...
C. J. Cherryh would make my top 100. (If there were only 99 other writers. )

[Brad]

David Weber, SM Stirling, Katherine Kurtz, William Frotschen, Harry Turtledove and Rick Shelley are some of mine.

[Diamond_Spear]

Without a doubt David Drake followed closely by David Webber.

[Sevekk]

Here are some of my favorites:

Spider Robinson
David Brin
Orsan Scott Card
Robert Heinlien
Harlan Ellison
Michael Stackpole
Timothy Zahn

[Admiral Wolf]

Two writers I like a lot for hard core SF are:

Allan Cole & Chris Bunch and there "Sten" series.

Also, Fred Saberhagen's "Berserker" series is pretty good stuff.

[aelius]

David Weber
Peter F. Hamilton-I HIGHLY recommend this man's work
Harry Turtledove
S. M. Stirling
Timothy Zahn-check out his COBRA series
and in spite of his seeming unpopularity at this bbs I actually like Peter David

[DaveTalley]

Spider Robinson
Robert Heinlien
Michael Stackpole
Timothy Zahn
Harry Turtledove
Rick Shelley
C. J. Cherryh
Lois McMaster Bujold
Pournelle
David Drake
are some of mine, other that you may not have heard of are

William King (does most of the Warhammer Universe novels)

Wm Mark Simmons, but primarily because of the inside jokes for con goers in OK, KS, TX and MO

Dave

[Fortunae]

Bradbury
Pohl
Niven
Asimov
Brin
Turtledove
Chricton (sp?)
and the guy who writes the War Against the Cthorr which may be one of the most interesting Sci-Fi series every written... to me anyway. Not to bag on Herbert, but Dune despite its trappings seemed more like Science Fantasy than Science Fiction...the definition of Science Fiction seems to exclude the Dune books. ::shrugs:: Peace

[Brad]

Fortunae.....I think you are thinking of David Gerrold......that name for some reason stick with the Cthorr books.

[Dan Stack]

I could never give one - so often the best author is whoever matches my mood. That said, there are some who match my mood very often...

- Turtledove - I love history, I think I've devoured each of the Great War books in under a week

- Asmimov - Some don't like his clunky style, but I love the early Asimov, especially the old Foundation and Robots series.

- Jack Williamson - Read the Humanoids (the original story) - very scary. And he's still plunking out works, something like 90 years old and going strong

- Connie Willis - I really enjoy her short stories, but she's had some fantastic novels as well (Bellweather, Doomsday Book)

[Vaebn]

Does Tom Clancy count? In particular, the Net Force series. I find the series to be most fascinating and enthralling

[DaveTalley]

"and the guy who writes the War Against the Cthorr which may be one of the most interesting Sci-Fi series every written"

AE VanVogt??

Dave