Favorite Sci-fi writers

A place to discuss your favorite authors and poets, Christian and secular

Favorite Sci-fi writers

Postby rocklobster » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:08 pm

Who are your favorite Sci-fi writers? Here are mine:
  • Arthur C. Clarke
  • C.S. Lewis
  • Isaac Asimov
  • Ray Bradbury
  • Piers Anthony
  • Robert A. Heinlein
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you. I appointed you to be a prophet of all nations."
--Jeremiah 1:5
Image
Hit me up on social media!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007205508246<--Facebook

I'm also on Amino as Radical Edward, and on Reddit as Rocklobster as well.


click here for my playlist!
my last fm profile!
User avatar
rocklobster
 
Posts: 8903
Joined: Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:27 pm
Location: Planet Claire

Postby Valkaiser » Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:13 pm

C. J. Cherryh!!!

Isaac Asimov
Arthur C. Clarke
Robert A. Heinlein

Those are the only Sci-fi authors I can remember that I have read multiple works of. All the others that I remember were just single books.
Image
User avatar
Valkaiser
 
Posts: 205
Joined: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:16 pm

Postby Alice » Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:21 pm

Lester del Rey.
Heinlein (only for children's books)
Bradbury

Can't think of others at the moment.
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share

And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
User avatar
Alice
 
Posts: 1707
Joined: Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:58 pm
Location: Scarborough Fair

Postby mitsuki lover » Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:27 pm

*Piers Anthony
*Robert A.Heinlein
*H.G.Wells
*C.S.Lewis
*J.R.R.Tolkien(I know LOTR is fantasy but since they're related..)
*Diane Duane
*Ann McCafferty
*Isaac Asimov
*George Alec Effinger(for his Maureen Birnbaum,Barbarian Swordsperson stories
plus the short story:The Aliens Who Knew Like Totally Everything)
*Margaret Ball
User avatar
mitsuki lover
 
Posts: 8486
Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:00 pm

Postby Tancos » Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:10 pm

Gene Wolfe
R.A. Lafferty
Philip K. Dick
William Tenn
John Sladek
Joanna Russ
Ursula K. LeGuin
... and others I'll think of later.
User avatar
Tancos
 
Posts: 408
Joined: Fri May 05, 2006 10:17 am
Location: Elsewhen

Postby Aileen Kailum » Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:55 pm

Timothy Zahn
Kathy Tyers
C. S. Lewis

And one other whose name escapes me at the moment.
Need some excitement and meaning to brighten your bleak existence? Enter the CAA Monthly Manga contest!
(Warning: side affects may/will include irritability, the cramping of hands, frustration, and/or loss of sleep.)

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
User avatar
Aileen Kailum
 
Posts: 244
Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:49 pm
Location: The great land of Texas

Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:37 pm

H.G. Wells
Jules Verne
Timothy Zahn
Kevin J Anderson
C. S. Lewis
Sean Williams
Garth Nix
Philip K Dick
User avatar
Warrior 4 Jesus
 
Posts: 4844
Joined: Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:52 pm
Location: The driest continent that isn't Antarctica.

Postby mitsuki lover » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:38 pm

I know it's not Sci Fi but Morgan Llweyen has done a series of novels based on
Celtic mythology including Red Branch and Finn McCool.
User avatar
mitsuki lover
 
Posts: 8486
Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:00 pm

Postby Shao Feng-Li » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:17 pm

Timothy Zahn

Kevin J. Anderson

H.G. Wells
User avatar
Shao Feng-Li
 
Posts: 5187
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:00 pm
Location: Idaho

Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:35 pm

I admire the intelligence and creativity of Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asmiov, but I found their stories so boring and empty (emotionally). I guess for me to enjoy a book I have to have some emotional tie with it and they just don't have any.
Philip K Dick is borderline. He has great ideas and some good emotion in there.
User avatar
Warrior 4 Jesus
 
Posts: 4844
Joined: Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:52 pm
Location: The driest continent that isn't Antarctica.

Postby rocklobster » Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:14 am

Not to mention, his stories make great movies. Blade Runner, anyone?
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you. I appointed you to be a prophet of all nations."
--Jeremiah 1:5
Image
Hit me up on social media!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007205508246<--Facebook

I'm also on Amino as Radical Edward, and on Reddit as Rocklobster as well.


click here for my playlist!
my last fm profile!
User avatar
rocklobster
 
Posts: 8903
Joined: Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:27 pm
Location: Planet Claire

Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:46 am

I know! I also enjoyed Minority Report a lot.
User avatar
Warrior 4 Jesus
 
Posts: 4844
Joined: Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:52 pm
Location: The driest continent that isn't Antarctica.

Postby mitsuki lover » Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:56 pm

The actual title of the book that inspired Blade Runner was:Do Androids Dream Of
Electronic Sheep?
It should be noted that Blade Runner was also supposed to be part of the inspiration for Bubblegum Crisis.
User avatar
mitsuki lover
 
Posts: 8486
Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:00 pm

Postby the_lizardqueen » Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:18 pm

Would Douglas Adams count? *you probably all saw this mention coming from a mile away-*
[color="lightgreen"]"There is an art, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

-The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[/color]
User avatar
the_lizardqueen
 
Posts: 1271
Joined: Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:08 pm
Location: The Canadian prairies

Postby Fish and Chips » Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:25 pm

Douglas Adams and Ray Bradbury are all who come to mind. I don't read much science-fiction.
User avatar
Fish and Chips
 
Posts: 4415
Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:33 pm
Location: Nowhere.

Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:50 pm

Dang! I forgot Douglas Adams! *punches self*
User avatar
Warrior 4 Jesus
 
Posts: 4844
Joined: Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:52 pm
Location: The driest continent that isn't Antarctica.

Postby Alice » Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:44 pm

I actually don't think I've ever read Douglas Adams.

When I was younger, I was pretty sure he wrote blasphemous stuff, so I never read it. And I've never read any since I got older, although I've thought about it. There's inertia involved, and the fact that I can't just pick up his first book at the library, plus I suppose I'm still a bit uncertain about his sarcasms about God. :sweat:
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share

And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
User avatar
Alice
 
Posts: 1707
Joined: Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:58 pm
Location: Scarborough Fair

Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:46 pm

Well, he's heavily humanistic but most of what he says about God isn't meant to be taken seriously I think. It's humour for a reason.
User avatar
Warrior 4 Jesus
 
Posts: 4844
Joined: Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:52 pm
Location: The driest continent that isn't Antarctica.

Postby Fish and Chips » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:01 pm

I salute the man's works, but not that man himself. He described himself as a "Radical Atheist" so people would quit asking if he meant Agnostic.
User avatar
Fish and Chips
 
Posts: 4415
Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:33 pm
Location: Nowhere.

Postby bigsleepj » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:26 am

I'm not heavily into science fiction, but I have a few authors.

• Douglas Adams (should read more)
• CS Lewis (I wish he wrote more science fiction)
• Gene Wolfe (an excellent writer, but at times maybe too self-consiously difficult for his own good)
• Philip K Dick (what little I've read of him)
User avatar
bigsleepj
 
Posts: 3432
Joined: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:00 pm
Location: South Africa - Oh yes, better believe it!

Postby Sammy Boy » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:35 am

In order of preference:

Kevin J. Anderson
Timothy Zahn
Isaac Asimov
Robert Silverberg
Arthur C. Clarke
User avatar
Sammy Boy
 
Posts: 1410
Joined: Wed May 25, 2005 7:04 am
Location: Autobase, Cybertron

Postby craner » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:11 am

C.S. Lewis (Cosmic Trilogy and Narnia)
User avatar
craner
 
Posts: 43
Joined: Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:17 am
Location: Canada

Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:05 pm

Narnia's not Sci-Fi!
User avatar
Warrior 4 Jesus
 
Posts: 4844
Joined: Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:52 pm
Location: The driest continent that isn't Antarctica.

Postby Maledicte » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:17 pm

Richard Paul Russo--author of the Carlucci trilogy. Cyberpunk mysteries that I actually like.

H.G. Wells--The Time Machine? Good. The Invisible Man? Even better. War of the Worlds? Awesome!

Alan Dean Foster--some of his stuff is cute. Jed the Dead lol.

Frank Herbert--DUNE!! I did like his son's Legends of Dune series, too.
User avatar
Maledicte
 
Posts: 2078
Joined: Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:39 pm


Return to Book Corner

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 107 guests