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Subject:	Re: ( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:35:42 GMT
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David Koudys wrote: > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote: > > > 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? How about Orson Scott Card. Ender's game, and many other very good (in My opinion anyway) Sci-Fi books. Not too dry, and not too much (but enough) science. -Kyle > > 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 > > > 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 authors... > > (or just pick up Adams) > > Dave K -- _ -------------------------ooO( )Ooo-------------------------------- Kyle J. McDonald (o o) Systems Support Engineer Sun Microsystems Inc. ||||| Kyle.McDonald@Sun.COM 1 Network Drive \\\// voice: (781) 442-2184 Burlington, MA 01803 (o o) fax: (781) 442-1542 --------------------------------ooO(_)Ooo-------------------------

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		Re: ( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
(...) My friends like him. My only time with OSC was the novel of "The Abyss" (at one time, my favourite movie, and the book is an excellent adaptation thereof) Thanks for advice. Dave K (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: ( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
(...) Born in 1951, I think.(1) (...) Some people (2) really like him. (3) Some people find him a bit too preachy. ++Lar 1 - so does (URL) - me for instance. I usually have a preachyness detector but his mormonness doesn't come through strongly (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: ( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
(...) My son is reading Ender's Game as I type this (page 200). I started after him and zoomed by him to page 273 (just put it down so he could go read it - he has to have it read for school by Sunday). I'd agree with your analysis. -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: ( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
(...) I tried reading one of the Alvin Maker series a while back, and I just could not get into it at all. Aside from that, the only OSC books I've ever touched were in the Ender series. I wouldn't want to say that he's a good sci-fi author in (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		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)

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