Author Topic: Greatest Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers... (Read 1506 times)

deSelys · « **Reply #30 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:12:12 PM »

Dan Simmons

Joe Haldeman

Peter F. Hamilton

JoOwEn · « **Reply #31 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:26:23 PM »

Dont forget Robert A. Heinlein...
Read most of Asimov's stuff as well as alot of other scfi.

Grimm · « **Reply #32 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:43:38 PM »

Darkover Series- Marion Zimmer Bradley
Wheel of Time Series - Robert Jordan
Harry Freeking Potter - JK Rowlands
Tolkien goes without saying

There must be a dozen more, but thats good for starters.

Shuckins · « **Reply #33 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:45:00 PM »

If The Hobbit makes it to the big screen expect it to break all box-office records.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #34 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:47:29 PM »

Neal Stephenson

Hawklore · « **Reply #35 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:57:14 PM »

For science fiction, if we are talking about books, atm I really like Tad Williams Otherland, be kinda neat to see that as an animated movie or series due to the fact that some things arn't humanly possible to be done, like someones arms being torn off,

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For fantasy, I really like Robert Jordan, and JK Rowling, of course the reason I like Rober Jordan, is because J.R.Tolkein was pretty cool too, but I never did get past the boring part in the 1st book, got audio CD's now and will begin reading it after I finish up Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams.

Sandman · « **Reply #36 on:** July 21, 2004, 02:59:27 PM »

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Originally posted by deSelys
Dan Simmons

Damn straight... IMO, Simmons is probably the best Sci/Fi writer active today.

Shuckins · « **Reply #37 on:** July 21, 2004, 03:42:18 PM »

How about Ringworld?

NUKE · « **Reply #38 on:** July 21, 2004, 03:48:48 PM »

Michael Moore.

jonnyb · « **Reply #39 on:** July 21, 2004, 03:49:20 PM »

Terry Brooks - Shannara series.

beet1e · « **Reply #40 on:** July 21, 2004, 03:49:30 PM »

Wot? No mention of H.G Wells? (The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man) I think it was quite an accomplishment to exist as a science fiction writer in Victorian times.

BTW - is the Azimov family from CA? Just asking, as I had dinner with Azimov's niece some years ago in San Francisco. Nice girl, red haired, very polite.

Shuckins · « **Reply #41 on:** July 21, 2004, 03:51:28 PM »

Beetle,

Quite right...a modern remake of War of the Worlds would rock!

Regular · « **Reply #42 on:** July 21, 2004, 03:53:37 PM »

William Gibsons work.

One of his short stories Dogfight was great. Basically it was about low lifes playing a WW1 flight sim on the 'matrix' in a post Word War 3 world.

JoOwEn · « **Reply #43 on:** July 21, 2004, 04:22:19 PM »

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Terry Brooks - Shannara series.

Sword of Shannara, Elfstones of Shan... oh those were great books.

SLO · « **Reply #44 on:** July 21, 2004, 04:22:41 PM »

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Originally posted by jonnyb
Terry Brooks - Shannara series.

yup, would be cool, but he does get repetitive, guess his 1st one would be cool....

some company just bought the rights to make the 1st Robert Jordan movie(Wheel of Time series)

Terry Goodkinds Sword of Truth series....but his best are the first 3 books, the rest are Jordan rip-offs.

I wanna see Rogue Squadron on screen, now that would be nice.