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Subject:	( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:04:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote: > So my friend and I were talking the other day about Clarke, Asimov, Chalker, > Heinlen, etc... > > Can anyone name a really good science-fiction author that was born, say, after > 1960? Not without doing some digging(0). Plus it varies according to taste. Lately I like the "killer B's"...(1) they all are within a "few" years of that mark, as compared to the grand masters you name (whether I'd put Chalker up there is a different question...) who date way way back, they were all old enough to serve in WWII, or close, instead of born during or after it, IIRC. But ya, post 1960 and good? I dunno. Neal Stephenson comes close at 1959... Great question. Feel free to FUT to geek if you want. Up to you. 0 - While digging around trying to answer the question I found this site: http://www.sfbookcase.com/authors.asp?show=t&sort= lots of good authors there 1 - Bear(1951), Benford(1941), Brin(1950)... if you haven't read any Brin you're missing out. the Uplift books are very good... In a completely different direction, I also really like Tepper. Not at all hard SF

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		Re: ( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
(snip) So, further, while I was chasing that question, I thought of another favorite of mine, one who hasn't gotten too much press because he hasn't written a lot, so I thought maybe he's young enough to qualify... Steven Gould. He wrote (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: ( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
(...) Thanks Larry! I did like the ring series by Chalker (though it was a long long time ago (in my teens) so I may be misremembering...) Thanks for the other info as well--I'll finish 'The Teeth and the Tiger' by Clancy and find some of those (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: ( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
(...) Hmm, I'll have to check this out sometime. I just checked out my favorite SF author, CJ Cherryh, and I didn't find a birth date, but she received some kind of honors in 1960 and a degree in 1964 so clearly she was born before 1960. Another (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Also in Babylon 5 with the Technomages. :) Love that JMS... So my friend and I were talking the other day about Clarke, Asimov, Chalker, Heinlen, etc... Can anyone name a really good science-fiction author that was born, say, after 1960? I (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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