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Jul 08, 2017 04:34AM

Any topics dealing with SF books, stories, or whatever that originated between 1980 & 1999.

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Sep 26, 2018 05:12AM

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Feb 08, 2019 06:32AM

Hold for future.

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Feb 08, 2019 06:32AM

SF Authors by Period Lists
This list shouldn't be considered complete nor is it strictly limited to influential SF authors & editors. I tried to list some of their best known & most influential works, contributions, &/or description. Basically, it's a quick cheat sheet to help recognize authors common to this group, although not every entry can be nominated for a group read.

Don't take the dates as gospel. They're roughly accurate for the majority of their SF works & you may find one or two outside them. In front of their names, I put how many books &/or short stories we've read by them in this group as of Jan2019.

Pay attention to death dates. Many authors have works repackaged, so the first publishing date is long after their deaths. For the purposes of group reads, we try to use the period in which the work was written even though we often rely on publishing dates.

For further details, you can click on the author & book links to see what GoodReads has on them or check out the following.
Fantastic Fiction
Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB)
The Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide

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message 5: by Jim (last edited Mar 07, 2019 07:12AM) (new)

Feb 08, 2019 06:32AM

# books
group read --- Author's name --- Writing period --- Comments
A
- Dafydd ab Hugh (1980s-1990s) - Still alive, just hasn't written anything. Best known for Doom & Star Trek franchise books, but also writes fantasy.
- Kobo Abe (1950s-1990s, died 1993) - best known SF is Inter Ice Age 4.
- Dan Abnett (1990s & up) - mostly writes comics & gaming fiction including Warhammer & Dr. Who franchise novels.
1 - Douglas Adams (1970s-2001) - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
- Robert Adams (1970-1990) - Horseclan series
- Jerry Ahern (1980s & up) - Best known for his Survivalist series that begins with Total War, post apocalyptic action (gun porn). His first series was 'They Call Me Mercenary' which starts with The Killer Genesis using the pseudonym Axel Kilgore. It's pretty much the same, just lacks the SF elements.
- Alan Burt Akers - see Kenneth Bulmer
- Brian W. Aldiss (1950s & up) - grandmaster of SF
- Roger MacBride Allen (1980s & up) - best known for his Star Wars franchise novels, he's also written the 'Chronicles of Solace' trilogy which starts with The Depths of Time.
- Steve Alten (1990s & up) - best known for his Meg series. He also writes horror & thrillers.
- Kingsley Amis (1950s-1980s, died 1995) - mostly thrillers, literary fiction, horror, & comedy. The Alteration is alternate timeline SF.
- Kevin J. Anderson (1980s & up) - SF, fantasy, & horror genres. He's written several Star Wars & Dune books.
- Poul Anderson (1950s-2000) - grandmaster of SF
- Piers Anthony (1960s & up) - Macroscope & others
- Christopher Anvil (1960s-2000s, died 2009) - Pandora's Legions, Interstellar Patrol, & Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity are his best known books.
- K.A. Applegate (1990s & up) - best known for her Animorphs series, starting with The Invasion, & other YA books. Wife of Michael Grant, another YA author best known for his Gone series YA dystopia.
- Eleanor Arnason (1970s & up) - SF novels & short stories, best known for her omnibus A Woman of the Iron People & short story collection Hidden Folk.
- Nathan Archer (1980s & up) Pseudonym for Lawrence Watt-Evans) Predator & Star Trek franchise novels as well as others.
- Catherine Asaro (1990s & up) - Skolian Empire
- Neal Asher (1990s & up) - Best known for his Agent Cormac series starting with Gridlinked, many other series. Also short stories.
3 - Isaac Asimov (1939-1990s) - Foundation, I, Robot, & many more
- Janet Asimov (1970s & up) - best known for herThe Norby Chronicles written with her husband Isaac Asimov. Also wrote standalone novels under her own name & J.O. Jeppson, a pseudonym.
- Robert Lynn Asprin (1970s-2000s, died 2008) - best known for humorous fantasy such as the M.Y.T.H series, he also wrote Phule's Company series which is SF.
- A.A. Attanasio (1980s & up) - mostly writes horror, but his Radix is SF.
1 - Margaret Atwood (1980s & up) - The Handmaid's Tale, MaddAddam series, & more

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- Kage Baker (1990s-2000s, died 2010) - Best known for her Company series that starts with In the Garden of Iden, Mendoza in Hollywood, & The Empress of Mars.
- J.G. Ballard (1960s-2000s) - Crash, The Drowned World, & more.
1 - Iain M. Banks (1980s & up) - Culture series
- John Barnes (1980s & up) - artist & author in several genres, best known for Directive 51, the first of his Daybreak series.
- Steven Barnes (1980s & up) - SF, horror, scripts. He has written several books with Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle. Also written Star Wars, Star Trek, & an Assassins Creed novel. Best known for his Lion's Blood series.
- Paul Barnett (Paul Le Page Barnett) (1980s & up) - Under this name, he's written Strider's Galaxy & Strider's Universe. See John Grant, the pseudonym under which he is best known. (Not to be confused with John Grant, the children's illustrator & author.)
- William Barton (1970s & up) - Best known for his Starover series starting with Iris. Has written quite a few novels with Michael Capobianco
- Stephen Baxter (1990s & up)
- Barrington J. Bayley (1950s-2000s, died 2008) - short stories & novels. Best known for his The Soul of the Robot series.
- Greg Bear (1980s & up)
- Charles Beaumont (1950-1970)
1 - Gregory Benford (1970s & up)
2 - Alfred Bester (1950s-1990s) - The Stars My Destination, The Demolished Man, & many others.
- John Gregory Betancourt (1980s & up)
- Lloyd Biggle Jr. (1950s-1990s, died 2002) - most prolific for short stories in the 1950s, novels in the 60s-70s. Monument is best known SF. Also wrote mysteries.
- David Bischoff (1970s & up)
- Michael Bishop (1970s & up) - short stories & his most popular novel is No Enemy But Time.
- Terry Bisson (1980s & up) - SF, YA, short stories, & alternate history. Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories is short stories, Fire on the Mountain best known alternate history. Wrote franchise novels such as Star Wars & novelizations of several movies. He also wrote the "Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" with David Bischoff as Brad Quentin.
- Malorie Blackman (1990s & up) - Best known for her Noughts & Crosses series, YA dystopian romance.
- Robert Bloch (1940s-1990s, died 1994) - horror & mystery writer most famous for Psycho. A correspondent with H.P. Lovecraft. He & Andre Norton wrote The Jekyll Legacy together. He also teamed up with Harlan Ellison in Partners in Wonder for several Jack the Ripper stories.
- Ben Bova (1960s & up) - "The Grand Tour of the Universe" series & many more. Also influential editor.
3 - Ray Bradbury (1940s-2000s) - Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, & many more.
- Marion Zimmer Bradley (1970s-1990s) - 'Darkover' & 'Avalon' series plus.
- David Brin (1980s & up) - 'Uplift' series, The Postman, & more.
- Terry Brooks (1970s & up) - mostly fantasy (Shannara, 'Word & Void') with SF elements. Street Freaks is YA SF.
- John Brosnan (1970s - 2000s, died 2005) - best known for The Sky Lords trilogy.
- Eric Brown (1980s & up) - Horror, SF, YA, & other genres. Best known for his Helix series & Bengal Station series that begins with Necropath.
- John Brunner (1950s-1990s) - Stand on Zanzibar, The Sheep Look Up, The Shockwave Rider, & more.
- Algis Budrys (1950s-2000s) - Rogue Moon, Who?, & many others.
2 - Lois McMaster Bujold (1980s & up) - 'Vorkosigan' series. Also writes fantasy.
- Kenneth Bulmer aka Alan Burt Akers (1950s-1990s, died 2005) - used many pseudonyms & wrote in many genres, often franchise novels. To Outrun Doomsday & Cycle of Nemesis are standalone SF. Whirlpool Of Stars is the first of his Hook series Tully Zetford. Best known for his Dray Prescott series using Alan Burt Akers which starts with Transit to Scorpio (Dray Prescot, #1).
- Kir Bulychev (1960s-1980s, died 2003) - (aka Krill Bulychev, both pseudonyms for historian Mozheyko) - Best known works in English are Those Who Survive & Alice: The Girl From Earth.
- Chris Bunch (1980s & up) - best known for the 'Sten' series & several others with Allan Cole, but he's also written on his own & some fantasy. Mostly action/military.
- David R. Bunch (1950s-1990s, died 2000) - short stories only. Bunch! is his most popular collection.
- Anthony Burgess (1950s-1990s) - A Clockwork Orange & The Wanting Seed plus others.
- F.M. Busby (1950s-1990s) - 'Demu', 'Rissa Kerguelen', & 'Holzein' (Rebel) series & more. A lot of short stories.
1 - Octavia E. Butler (1970s-2000s) - 'Patternist', 'Parable', 'Xenogenesis' series, Kindred & more.

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message 6: by Jim (last edited Mar 07, 2019 07:14AM) (new)

Feb 08, 2019 06:33AM

# books
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- Pat Cadigan (1980s & up) - Mindplayers, Synners, & more. Cyberpunk?
- Martin Caidin (1950s-2000) Cyborg (6 Million $ Man) & more. Action oriented.
- Michael Capobianco (1990s & up) - mostly known for his novels with William Barton. He also wrote Burster.
1 - Orson Scott Card (1970s & up) - Ender's Game series & many others. Also fantasy.
- Lin Carter (1960s-1980s) - fantastic SF, usually more fantasy. Influential fantasy editor.
- Jeffrey A. Carver (1970s & up) - SF, fantasy, & YA. He's best known for his Chaos Chronicles series that starts with Neptune Crossing & the Star Rigger series that starts with Panglor.
- Jack L. Chalker (1970s-2000s) - "Well of Souls", "Four Lords of the Diamond", & many other series & books.
- A. Bertram Chandler (1940s-1980s, died 1984) - SF short stories & novels. Best known for his John Grimes series that begins with The Road to the Rim. Father-in-law of horror author Ramsey Campbell.
- Suzy McKee Charnas (1970s & up) - Best known for her Holdfast Chronicles series which starts with Walk to the End of the World. (Fems caused the apocalypse.)
1 - C.J. Cherryh (1970s & up) - Downbelow Station, Foreigner series, & many more.
1 - Ted Chiang (1990s & up) - mostly shorter SF, The Lifecycle of Software Objects, Stories of Your Life and Others, & more.
- John Christopher (pseudonym of Samuel Youd) (1960s-1990s) - Tripod series & many other YA SF & fantasy novels.
4 - Arthur C. Clarke (1950s-2000s) - Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, 2001: A Space Odyssey, many short stories.
- Jo Clayton (1970s-1990s, died 1998) - best known for her Diadem from the Stars series.
- Hal Clement (1940s-2000s, died 2003) - SF short stories & novels. Best known for his short stories & early novels Needle & Mission of Gravity.
- John Cleve (1980s) pseudonym of Andrew J. Offutt who published the Spaceways series starting with Of Alien Bondage.
- Adrian Cole (Christopher Synnot) (1970s & up) - mostly fantasy with SF elements.
- Allan Cole (1980s & up) - Sten w/Chris Bunch. (AKA Allan George Cole) action oriented, thriller & fantasy genres.
- Max Allan Collins (1990s & up) - multiple genres, novelization of Waterworld is SF.
- D.G. Compton (1960s-1990s) - best known for The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe.
- Michael G. Coney (1960s-2000s, died 2005) - Hello Summer, Goodbye & Cat Karina are his most popular novels. He also wrote short stories.
- Glen Cook (1970s & up) fantasy only?
- Richard Cowper (1970s-1980s, died 2002) - best known SF novels are The Twilight of Briareus & Clone. Also wrote short stories.
- Michael Crichton (1960s-2000s) - Jurassic Park,The Andromeda Strain, Sphere, & many other popular SF novels that have been turned into movies.
- A.C. Crispin (1980s-2000s, died 2013) - best known for her Star Wars, Star Trek, books & V, which became a movie & TV series. She also wrote the Starbridge series with other authors.
- John Crowley (1970s & up) - Engine Summer is SF, but most of his works are fantasy.
- Andrew Crumey (1990s & up) - mostly speculative literature. Mobius Dick, Music, in a Foreign Language, & Sputnik Caledonia are SF.
- Julie E. Czerneda (1990s & up) - best known for her debut SF novel A Thousand Words for Stranger.

D
- Brian Daley (aka Jack McKinney) (1970s-1990s) Star Wars novelizations, Floyt & Fitzhugh series, Tron, & the Coramonde fantasy series. Robotech as JM.
- John Dalmas (1970s & up) (pseudonym of John Robert Jones) - Best known for The Regiment series.
- Tony Daniel (1990s & up) - (Not to be confused with Tony S. Daniel comic book author.) SF novels & short stories. Best known for Metaplanetary: A Novel of Interplanetary Civil War & Superluminal.
- Maurice G. Dantec (1990s & up) - writes in French, only a few of his novels have been translated to English: Babylon Babies, Cosmos Incorporated, & Grand Junction.
- Dennis Danvers (1990s & up) - Circuit of Heaven & Adult Children of Alien Beings. Also writes UF & historical.
- Clark Darlton (1950s-2000s, died 2005) - Wrote in novels & short stories in German, but translated to French, Dutch, & English. Best known works in English are The Rebels of Tuglan & Escape to Venus.
- Peter David (aka David Peters) (1980s & up) - SF in books, comic books, movies, & TV. He's written several Star Trek books.
- L. Sprague de Camp (1940s-1990s) - Lest Darkness Fall SF, a lot of fantasy. Famous for editing the Lancer editions of REH's Conan books with Lin Carter & his fantasy with Fletcher Pratt.
- John DeChancie (1980s & up) - Skyway trilogy, but best known for the Castle Perilous series, comedic fantasy. Also wrote the Dr. Dimension comedic SF books with David Bischoff.
1 - Samuel R. Delany (1960s & up) - Dhalgren, Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection
- Joe Dever (1980s & up) - mostly games, fantasy, & YA, his "Freeway Warrior" which starts with Highway Holocaust is SF.
4 - Philip K. Dick (1950s-1980s) - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner), The Man in the High Castle, A Scanner Darkly, Ubik, & many more.
- Terrance Dicks (1970s -2000s) - best known for Dr. Who novelizations.
- Gordon R. Dickson (1950s-1990s) best known for his Dorsai! (SF military) series, & his fantasy series The Dragon and the George. Time Storm, Wolfling & many other SF books. He wrote the Hoka series with Poul Anderson.
- William C. Dietz (1980s & up) - Best known for his franchise novels (Halo, Mass Effect, Star Wars) & his Legion of the Damned series.
- Paul Di Filippo (1980s & up) - best known for The Steampunk Trilogy.
- J.M. Dillard (1980s & up) - Her real name is Jeanne Kalogridis under which she writes historical novels. Under this pseudonym, she is best known for her Star Trek franchise novels.
- Thomas M. Disch (1960s-2000s) - Camp Concentration, The Genocides, & more. Campy & sardonic.
- Cory Doctorow (1990s & up) - SF, fantasy, & YA both novels & short stories. Little Brother is his most popular book.
- Stephen R. Donaldson (1970s & up) - best known for his Thomas Covenant & other fantasy, but also wrote the Gap series which is SF.
- Ian Douglas (1980s & up) - pseudonym of William H. Keith Jr. (see more under his entry) - Best known for his Star Carrier series which starts with Earth Strike, he's also written other military SF.
- Debra Doyle (1990s & up) - often writes with her husband James D. Macdonald. 2 Tom Swift novels & their Mage Worlds series is space opera with magic in it. Writes a lot of fantasy.
- Gardner Dozois (1970s-2018 died) - Best known for editing "The Year's Best Science Fiction" since 1984 & other anthologies. He also wrote Strangers.
- David Drake (1970s & up) - Best known for "Hammer's Slammers", a military SF series, he's written a lot of SF & fantasy.
- Diane Duane (1980s & up) - mostly YA & fantasy, she has also written Star Trek & other franchise novels, as well as written the Space Cops trilogy with Peter Morwood which starts with Mindblast.

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- Greg Egan (1990s & up) - many hard SF books.
- Suzette Haden Elgin (1970s-1990s) - best known for her Native Tongue trilogy which focuses on feminist language.
- Harlan Ellison (1950s-2018 died) - many short stories & scripts. Also edited anthologies including Partners in Wonder where he collaborated writing short stories with many of the greats.
- Ru Emerson (1980s-1990s) - mostly fantasy, one of the first D&D books Keep on the Borderlands. Her only SF is Voices of Chaos with A.C. Crispin, is the 7th of the latter's Starbridge series.
- Carol Emshwiller (1950s-2000s, died 2019) - SF short stories & novels. Best known for The Collected Stories of Carol Emshwiller, Vol. 1 & The Mount.
- M.J. Engh (1970s-1990s) - Arslan & Wheel of the Winds (first published SF as Jane Beauclerk). Also wrote YA mystery.
- Steven Erikson (1990s & up) - best known for his fantasy series "Malazan Book of the Fallen", he's also written SF such as Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart & The Devil Delivered and Other Tales.
- Andreas Eschbach (1990s & up) - best known in English for The Carpet Makers. Most of his works are in German.
- Kelley Eskridge (1990s & up) - so far only the novel Solitaire & some short stories in Dangerous Space.

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message 7: by Jim (last edited Mar 07, 2019 07:16AM) (new)

Feb 08, 2019 06:33AM

# books
group read --- Author's name --- Writing period --- Comments

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- Jane S. Fancher (1980s & up) - Best known SF is Groundties, the first of that trilogy. Often writes with C.J. Cherryh, especially short stories.
- Philip José Farmer (1960s-1990s) - the World of Tiers & River World series & many more. He also got permission from Vonnegut to write Venus on the Half-Shell as Kilgore Trout.
- Cynthia Felice (1970s-1990s) - SF & literature. Best known SF is Godsfire. Has written with Connie Willis.
- Lionel Fenn (1980s-1990s) - see Charles L. Grant. Under this pseudonym that often isn't connected to him, he's written the Diego (gun slinger time tripping) series as well the Kent Montana series & possibly more.
- Brad Ferguson (1980s-1990s) - The World Next Door & Star Trek franchise novels.
- Sheila Finch (1980s & up) - The Guild of Xenolinguists is a collection of her short stories. The Garden of the Shaped is the first book of her Shaper Exile trilogy.
- Jack Finney (1950s-1990s) - Best known for Invasion of the Body Snatchers & Time and Again.
- Nicholas Fisk (1960s-1990s, died 2016) - YA SF & fantasy, Grinny, A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair, Space Hostages, & Trillions. Pseudonym of David Higginbottom.
- Eric Flint (1990s & up) best known for alternate time line histories such as 1632.
- Michael F. Flynn (1990s & up) - Hard SF possibly best known for his Firestar series.
- John M. Ford (1970s-2000, died 2006) - fantasy, UF, & SF, often a blend such as The Dragon Waiting (alternate history). Growing Up Weightless is SF as are his Star Trek franchise novels.
- William R. Forstchen (1980s & up) - best known for his current One Second After trilogy, realistic post apocalyptic.
- Robert L. Forward (1980-1990s) - Best known for his Cheela & Rocheworld series plus standalones like Camelot 30K. Hard SF, physicist & aerospace engineer.
- Alan Dean Foster (1970s & up) - Best known for novelizations of popular movies (Alien, The Black Hole, The Chronicles of Riddick) he also has several popular series such as 'Pip & Flinx', starts with The Tar-Aiym Krang. Also writes fantasy & other genres.
- Karen Joy Fowler (1980s & up) - literature, historical, fantasy, & SF both novels & short stories. Sarah Canary is her most popular SF novel. What I Didn't See and Other Stories has some SF stories in it.
- Gardner Francis Fox (1940s-1980s, died 1986) - pulp author 10 Gardner Francis Fox Planet Stories Collected & Illustrated, best known for his S&S such as Kyrik: Warlock Warrior & Kothar stories.His SF like Escape Across The Cosmos is usually action oriented.
- Randall Frakes (1980s-1990s) - only SF so far are The Terminator (with Bill Wisher & (arguably) James Francis Cameron) & Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- C.S. Friedman (1980s & up) - Writes SF (This Alien Shore & the In Conquest Born series) plus fantasy.
- Esther M. Friesner (1980s & up) - mostly writes fantasy, but has written several Star Trek tie-in books & one in McCaffery's Dragonflight series.

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1 - Neil Gaiman (1990s & up) - fantasy/speculative fiction. We read American Gods in 2016.
- James Alan Gardner (1990s & up) - Short SF stories, "League of People" series, & a couple of NF books on computer programming languages.
- Richard Garfinkle (1990s & up) - few books so far: Celestial Matters, All of an Instant, & a couple more.
- Randall Garrett (1940s-1980s, died 1987) - short stories & novels, SF & fantasy. Best known for his Lord Darcy trilogy which is alternate history.Anything You Can Do ... is also SF. His Gandalara series (with his wife, Vicki Ann Heydron) is more fantastic than SF, IMO.
- W. Michael Gear (1980s & up) - SF & historical fiction. Best known for his Spider trilogy. Often collaborates with his wife, Kathleen O'Neal Gear.
- Mary Gentle (1980s & up) - Ash: A Secret History is shelved as SF-alternate history by some, but her Golden Witchbreed are SF. She's also written a lot of short stories.
- David Gerrold (1970s & up) - The Man Who Folded Himself & Star Trek novels plus many others. A Matter for Men is the first of the Chtorr series.
- Gary Gibson (2000s & up) - His Shoal series starts with Stealing Light & he's written a couple of others.
3 - William Gibson (1980s & up) - best known as the father of the Cyberpunk subgenre with Neuromancer, the first of his Sprawl novels.
- Dmitry Glukhovsky (2000s & up) - Metro 2033 can be read for free on his website & was made into an Xbox game. He's also written (so far) 2 other books in the series & FUTU.RE.
- Parke Godwin (1970s-2000s, died 2013) - best known for YA fantasy, he's written Waiting for the Galactic Bus & co-wrote The Masters of Solitude & Wintermind with Marvin Kaye.
- Kathleen Ann Goonan (1990s & up) - best known for Queen City Jazz, the first of her Nanotech Cycle series & In War Times.
- Ron Goulart (1960s & up) - Writes SF & other genres including franchise books like Battlestar Galactica & Flash Gordon. He's also a comic book guru. Possibly best known for ghost/cowriting William Shatner TekWar.
- Steven Gould (1990s & up) - best known for his book:Jumper|47970] series. He's also written 7th Sigma which is also YA SF. Married to Laura J. Mixon with whom he wrote Greenwar.
- Charles L. Grant (1960s-2000s, died 2006) - very prolific both short stories & novels using many names. Best known for horror, he's also written in the X Files franchise under his real name. As Lionel Fenn (1980s-1990s) he's written the Diego (gun slinger time tripping) series as well the Kent Montana series. Married to Kathryn Ptacek, a horror author.
- John Grant (1980s & up) - Pseudonym of Paul Le Page Barnett, aka Paul Barnett (see separate entry). He is best known for his nonfiction books about science, SF, fantasy, & noir, he has also written short stories (Take No Prisoners) & novels such as Judge Dredd: The Hundredfold Problem. He's also written Earthdoom! with David Langford. (Not to be confused with John Grant, the children's illustrator & author.)
- Rob Grant (1990s & up) - writes with Doug Naylor as Grant Naylor in the Red Dwarf franchise. Also popular for his SF books Incompetence, Fat, Colony, & more.
- Roland J. Green (1970s & up) - best known for his fantasy works, he's also written thrillers & SF such asSquadron Alert is the first of his "Starcruiser Shenandoah" series & others. He's also written in Jerry Pournelle's Janissaries series.
- Simon R. Green (1990s & up) - Best known SF is the space opera Deathstalker series & its spin-offs. Also writes fantasy, S&S.
- Colin Greenland (1980s & up) - Fantasy & SF both novels & short stories. Best known for his "Tabitha Jute" (Plenty) series which starts with Take Back Plenty, & the standalone Harm's Way.
- Lois H. Gresh (1990s & up) - most popular for her books about various SF & fantasy series, she's also written Technolife 2020: A Day in the World of Tomorrow a blend of fiction & nonfiction plus other fantasy & horror. She also wrote Computers Of Star Trek withRobert E. Weinberg (He writes mostly horror.)
- Nicola Griffith (1990s & up) - Ammonite & Slow River, writes in other genres besides SF, too.
- Jon Courtenay Grimwood (1990s & up) - Pashazade is the first of his Arabesk trilogy, End of the World Blues, 9Tail Fox, & more. Blends action, SF, & other elements. Also writes UF.
- Ken Grimwood (1970s-1990s, died 2003) - best known for Replay. Only published 5 novels, unexpected death.
- James E. Gunn (1950s & up) - many short stories & dozens of books such as The Joy Machine & Gift From The Stars.

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message 8: by Jim (last edited Mar 07, 2019 07:17AM) (new)

Feb 08, 2019 06:35AM

# books
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- Karen Haber (1980s & up) - best known for The Mutant Season which she wrote with her husband Robert Silverberg, she continued the series on her own. Together they edited Universe 1 & Universe 2 anthologies.
- Barbara Hambly (1980s & up) - mostly an excellent fantasy author, but has written Star Wars & Star Trek franchise novels. Wife of George Alec Effinger.
- Peter F. Hamilton (1980s & up) - SF & YA fantasy. Probably best known for his Commonwealth Saga (Pandora's Star) & Night's Dawn (The Reality Dysfunction) series.
- Elizabeth Hand (1990s & up) - mostly horror/fantasy, although she has written some franchise novels: Star Wars Boba Fett & X-Files.
- Lee Harding (1960s-1980s) - YA & SF both novels & short stories, founded the Melbourne Science Fiction Club. Edited several anthologies.
- Charles L. Harness (1950s-1990s) - The Paradox Men is one. Better known in the UK than US, although he is a US author.
2 - Harry Harrison (1960s-1990s) - best known for The Stainless Steel Rat, Deathworld 1, Bill, the Galactic Hero, & Eden series. He also wrote Make Room! Make Room! which became the movie "Soylent Green" (1973). He also lampooned John W. Campbell Jr.'s writing & editing style in Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers.
- M. John Harrison (1970s & up) - short stories & novels, often satire. Best known for the Light & Viriconium series.
- Simon Hawke (1970s & up) - He was born Nicholas Yermakov & some books filed under that. Best known SF are books in the Star Trek & Predator franchises, but he's also written the 'Time Wars' series & others Also writes fantasy & thrillers.
4 - Robert A. Heinlein (1940s - 1980s) - Grandmaster of SF, best known for Stranger in a Strange Land & his Juveniles in the 1950s. He wrote a lot of short stories in the 1940s-50s & very long, preachy novels from 1970 until his death in 1988. Spider Robinson, his fanboy, finished his last 2 novels long after his death.
- Zenna Henderson (1960s-1970s) - Best known for her "People" series & many short stories.
- Brian Herbert (1980s & up) - son of Frank Herbert with whom he wrote Man of Two Worlds. He's continued Frank's Dune series with Kevin J. Anderson.
1 - Frank Herbert (1950s-1980s) - best known for Dune & it's many subsequent novels, many of which are written with or by his son, Brian Herbert. He also wrote the Pandora series & other SF short stories & novels.
- Tracy Hickman (1980s & up) - mostly fantasy & YA, also writes some magical SF space opera with Margaret Weis . They have an SF series, Starshield, that starts with The Mantle of Kendis-Dai. He also writes with his wife Laura Hickman who writes fantasy, horror, & YA.
- Douglas Arthur Hill (1970s-2000s, died 2007) - best known for his 'Last Legionary' series which starts withGalactic Warlord.
- Christopher Hinz (1980s & up) - best known for his Paratwa series.
- Russell Hoban (1980s-2000s, died 2011) - children's books, fantasy & SF from 1967 (The Mouse and His Child). In the 1980s, he started writing SF (Riddley Walker) & short stories. In 1999 he wrote some poems.
- James P. Hogan (1970s-2000s) - Best known for his Giants series that starts with Inherit the Stars & standalones such as Voyage from Yesteryear & The Proteus Operation.
- Robert Holdstock (1960s-2000s, died 2009) - Best known for fantasy & action thrillers. He wrote & cowrote many under pseudonyms. His best known SF is Where Time Winds Blow & Eye among the blind.
- Nalo Hopkinson (1990s & up) - Best known for her first book, Brown Girl in the Ring, & Midnight Robber.
- Fred Hoyle (1960s-1980s) - theoretical physicist & astronomer, he famously rejected the Big Bang Theory. Wrote many SF books & stories. Best known for The Black Cloud (1959).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hoyle
- L. Ron Hubbard (1930s-1980s) He died in 1986, but many books were published well after his death. Best known for creating the Church of Scientology & Dianetics. Also an SF author & editor. "Mission Earth" is his only series plus many standalones. He also edited many anthologies in the "Writers of the Future". Good friends with both John W. Campbell Jr. & A.E. van Vogt.
- Tanya Huff (1980s & up) - writes mostly UF & fantasy, but the "Confederation" series is SF & starts with Valor's Choice.
- Monica Hughes (1970s-1990s, died 2003) - YA & inspirational, her best known SF is Invitation to the Game & the first of her 'Isis' series, The Keeper of the Isis Light.
- Ryan Hughes (1980s & up) - pseudonym of Jerry Oltion for SF novels such as Hard Crash. Under his real name, he is a prolific short story author, he's also written novels including Star Trek & Asimov's Robot City franchise novels.
- Stephen Hunt (1990s & up) - The Court of the Air is the first in his Jackelian steampunk series which he is best known for.
- Dave Hutchinson (1980s & up) - best known for his 'Europe' series in the 2000s, he started writing short stories 2 decades earlier & recently published Acadie.

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- Dean Ing (1980s & up) - SF thrillers like his Quantrill trilogy that starts with Systemic Shock.
- Kazuo Ishiguro (1990s & up) - Best known for his SF novel Never Let Me Go.

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- Carl Jacobi (1920s-1990s) - horror, fantasy, crime, & SF short stories.
- P.D. James (1992, died 2014) - mostly mystery & historical, but The Children of Men is SF.
- P.C. Jersild (1980s) - A Living Soul & After the Flood.
- K.W. Jeter (1970s & up) - SF & horror, his Infernal Devices series is steampunk. He's also written various franchise novels, best known for his contributions to Star Wars.
- George Clayton Johnson (1960s-1990s, died 2015) - best known for co-authoring Logan's Run with William F. Nolan. He wrote a lot of short stories & contributed many Twilight Zone Scripts and Stories.
- Gwyneth Jones (1970s & up) - best known for Proof of Concept & her Bold as Love series.
- Diana Wynne Jones (1970s-2000s, died 2011) - primarily YA & fantasy author such as Howl's Moving Castle, The Homeward Bounders & A Tale of Time City are arguably SF.

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message 9: by Jim (last edited Mar 07, 2019 07:18AM) (new)

Feb 08, 2019 06:35AM

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- Janet Kagan (1980s-1990s) - a novel Hellspark, several collections of short stories including Mirabile, & a Star Trek novel Uhura's Song.
- Jeanne Kalogridis (1980s & up) - is her real name under which she writes historical novels. Under the pseudonym J.M. Dillard she is best known for her Star Trek franchise novels.
- Colin Kapp (1960s-1980s, died 2007) - Patterns Of Chaos, The Ion War, & other space operas. He also wrote the Cageworld series that starts with Search for the Sun.
- Marvin Kaye (1970s & up) - co-wrote The Masters of Solitude & Wintermind with Parke Godwin. Also writes mysteries, horror & fantasy, novels & short stories. He has edited a lot of anthologies.
- Andrew Keith (1980s-1990s, died 1999) - best known for his franchise novels such as BattleTech. As Keith William Andrews, he is best known for his Freedom's Rangers series. He also wrote "Fifth Foreign Legion" series starting with March or Die with his brother, William H. Keith Jr..
- William H. Keith Jr. (1980s & up) - Publishes under the pseudonym of Ian Douglas (see more under his entry) - Best known for his Warstrider series, he's also written other military SF. Brother of Andrew Keith with whom he wrote "Fifth Foreign Legion" series starting with March or Die.
- James Patrick Kelly (1980s & up) - Hugo & Nebula award winner, writes novels & short stories. Also has 2 podcasts & started an ezine.
- Katharine Kerr (1980s & up) - primarily fantasy & UF, she has written some SF such as Polar City Blues with Kate Daniel & Resurrection.
- John Kessel (1980s & up) - Pride and Prometheus, The Moon and the Other, & other novels. He's also contributed to comics & written quite a few short stories starting in the late 1970s.
- Daniel Keyes (1960s-1990s) - best known for the short story & novel Flowers for Algernon which became the movie "Charly" (1968).
- Greg Keyes (1990s & up) - Fantasy, UF, & SF. Most SF is in franchises such as Star Wars. He's also written novelizations of movies such as Interstellar.
- Caitlín R. Kiernan (1990s & up) - best known for horror & fantasy, both novels & short stories. Her Agents of Dreamland series is SF.
- Stephen King (1970s & up) - mostly horror & fantasy, some of his books have an SF basis, most notably The Stand.
- T. Jackson King (1980s & up) - best known forEarth Vs. Aliens, the first of his "Aliens" series, Retread Shop, & Stellar Assassin. He's also written Ancestor's World, with A.C. Crispin the sixth of her Starbridge series.
- Donald Kingsbury (1980s & up) - Courtship Rite, Psychohistorical Crisis, & more.
- Annette Curtis Klause (1990s & up) - YA, mostly fantasy & UF, Alien Secrets is SF.
- Gérard Klein (1950s & up) - many works only in French or translated to languages other than English. Best known for The Overlords Of War & his Starmaster's Gambit series, he's also written numerous short stories.
- Damon Knight (1940s-1990s) - very influential SF author & editor with many novels & short stories. Husband of Kate Wilhelm, another very influential SF author & editor. They helped create the Clarion Writers Workshop & helped many aspiring authors. His best known short story is To Serve Man which was also one of the original Twilight Zone episodes.
- Dean Koontz (1970s & up) - a very popular & prolific author of horror, thrillers, SF, & fantasy books, often blending the genres. He's also written short stories & poetry.
- Nancy Kress (1980s & up) - Hugo & Nebula award winner. SF & fantasy, best known for Beggars in Spain. Wife of Charles Sheffield, another SF author.
- Michael P. Kube-McDowell (1980s & up) - best known for his Star Wars franchise novels, he's also contributed to others plus his 'Trigon Disunity' series which start with Emprise & other novels.
- Michael Kurland (1960s & up) - writes in many genres. Psi Hunt, The Unicorn Girl, Transmission Error, & others are SF.

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- Mercedes Lackey (1980s & up) - mostly fantasy, UF, & YA with only a few SF works including a Brainship novel with Anne McCaffrey The Ship Who Searched, the Shipscat series, & a novella or two. VERY prolific.
- R.A. Lafferty (1960s-1990s) - many short stories (200?) & several dozen novels. Mostly 'Tall Tales' style SF stories.
- Louis L'Amour (died 1988) - Influential only, but The Haunted Mesa(1987) possibly has some SF elements. About 50 out of 5000 GR reviews shelve it as SF.
- Arthur H. Landis (1960s-1980s) - A World Called Camelot series & a couple of nonfiction books.
- David Langford (1970s & up) - Fantasy & SF, novels & short stories, also an editor of Ansible & other magazines. The Leaky Establishment & The Space Eater are his 2 most popular novels. Different Kinds of Darkness is his most popular collection of short stories.
- Sterling E. Lanier (1960s-1980s, died 2007) - best known for Hiero's Journey & as the editor who helped get Dune published.
- Glen A. Larson (1970s-1980s, died 2014) - Best known for Battlestar Galactica & Knight Rider series.
- Keith Laumer (1950s-1990s, died 1993) - best known for his Bolo & Retief! series, he wrote many other books & short stories. A stroke in 1971 pretty much ruined him.
- Stephen R. Lawhead (1980s & up) - best known for fantasy, multiple genres including SF & YA. Dream Thief & his "Empyrion" books (The Search for Fierra) are SF. His "Howard" children's series (1980s) is SF, but none are listed on Goodreads.
3 - Ursula K. Le Guin (1950s to 2010s, died 2018) - Multiple award winner, possibly best known for her Hainish (SF) & Earthsea (fantasy) series, & The Lathe of Heaven (2 movies) she wrote many more plus short stories. Gender, environment, & political themes.
- Gentry Lee (1980s & up) - wrote a few SF novels on his own, but mostly wrote with Arthur C. Clarke. Worked with Carl Sagan creating Cosmos, the TV show.
- Sharon Lee (1980s & up) - best known for the "Liaden Universe" books with her husband Steve Miller (Agent of Change is first). The two seem to write most as a team with Lee getting top billing.
- Stan Lee (1940s to death 2018) - wrote no SF novels, but inspired many with his, Jack Kirby, & Steve Ditko comic book characters especially from the 1960s on.
- Tanith Lee (1970s-2000s, died 2015) - SF & fantasy books & short stories.
- Fritz Leiber (1930s-1990s, died 1992) - coined the term (S&S). Most famous for his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series (S&S), he also wrote horror & SF both novels & short stories. The Wanderer & The Big Time are his best known SF books.
1 - Stanislaw Lem (1950s-1980s, died 2006) - Polish author best known in the US for Solaris.
- Edward M. Lerner (1990s & up) - science & SF short stories & novels, some coauthored with Larry Niven.
- Madeleine L'Engle (1940s-2000s, died 2007) - best known SF is the Time quintet which starts with A Wrinkle in Time. She won several awards including the Newbery Medal.
- Doris Lessing (1940s-2000s, died 2013) - mostly fiction with social commentary. Best known SF is probably The Memoirs of a Survivor & her Canopus in Argos: Archives series,Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta is the first.
1 - Jonathan Lethem (1990s & up) - primarily a mystery & 'literary' novelist, we read Amnesia Moon which is post apocalyptic SF similar to PKD's work.
- Paul Levinson (1990s & up) - SF short stories & novels. The Plot to Save Socrates & The Silk Code are two of his best known.
- Shariann Lewitt (1980s & up) - Interface Masque & Rebel Sutra are her most popular books.
- Jacqueline Lichtenberg (1970s & up) - Best known for her Sime/Gen novels starting with House of Zeor.
- Brad Linaweaver (1980s & up) - Moon of Ice is his best known novel. He's also written the Doom series with Dafydd ab Hugh & written Battlestar Galactica franchise novels.
1 - Cixin Liu (1990s & up) - one of the leading Chinese SF authors. We read The Three-Body Problem in this group.
- Barry B. Longyear (1980s & up) - also writes mysteries. Best known for Enemy Mine, part of a trilogy that was made into a movie in 1985.
- Jean Lorrah (1970s & up) - Star Trek novels & Savage Empire series (more fantasy than SF), as well as other fantasy & franchise works.
- Lois Lowry (1980s & up) - YA author, best known for The Giver, a dystopian novel, the first of a quartet.
- George Lucas (1970s & up) - best known for Star Wars.
- Nicole Luiken (1980s & up) - YA SF, best known for her Violet Eyes series.
- Sergei Lukyanenko (1990s & up) - Writes in Russian. Best known for his UF Night Watch series, The Genome is his best known SF in English.
- Richard A. Lupoff (1960s & up) - mystery & SF author of novels, short stories & screenplays. book:Circumpolar!|2522944], Sun's End, & more.
- Elizabeth A. Lynn (1970s & up) - fantasy & SF, A Different Light & The Sardonyx Net are her best known SF.

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message 10: by Jim (new)

Mar 07, 2019 07:19AM

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- James D. Macdonald (1990s & up) - often writes with his wife Debra Doyle. 2 Tom Swift novels & their Mage Worlds series is space opera with magic in it. Writes a lot of fantasy.
- John D. MacDonald (1950s-1980s, died 1986) Best known for his Travis McGee series & other mysteries, but he also wrote several SF books. The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything is probably the best known & was made into a movie in 1980. Other Times, Other Worlds is a collection of SF short stories.
- Katherine Anne MacLean (1950s & up) - mostly short stories during the Golden & New Age, also wrote some novels. Missing Man lengthened from a short story. Married for 6 years around 1960 to David Mason, an SF & fantasy author.
- Ken MacLeod (1990s & up) - SF & YA fantasy. Cosmonaut Keep is the first of his "Engines of Light" series. Newton's Wake: A Space Opera & Learning the World: A Scientific Romance are standalones.
- Tom Maddox (1980s-1990s)
- Barry N. Malzberg (1960s & up) - Won the first John W Campbell award, wrote 30 books & over 200 stories in mystery & SF genres.
- George R.R. Martin (1970s & up) - Best known for Game of Thrones, Dying of the Light is SF. Also writes horror Fevre Dream.
- Richard Matheson (1950s & up) - best known for The Shrinking Man (SF), I Am Legend (SF-horror), & Hell House (horror). He also wrote Nightmare At 20,000 Feet (Twilight Zone episode starring William Shatner) & the short story "Steel" which was both a Twilight Zone episode (starring Lee Marvin) & the basis for the movie starring Hugh Jackman.
- Susan R. Matthews (1990s & up) - best known for her "Juristiction" series starting with An Exchange of Hostages.
- Julian May - (1980s-2010s, died 2017) - Best known for her first SF novel, The Many-Coloured Land. Also wrote fantasy & some horror.
- Paul J. McAuley (1980s & up) - Fairyland stands alone. Four Hundred Billion Stars is the first of a series of that name. He's also written a Dr. Who novel.
- Anne McCaffrey (1960s-2010s, died 2011) - Restoree (1967) was her first SF novel. Best known for her Pern & Brain Ship series. Also wrote YA.
- Wil McCarthy (1990s & up) - The Collapsium is his most popular & the first in "Queendom of Sol" series. Bloom Murder in the Solid State stand alone.
- Jack McDevitt (1980s & up) - Best known for his Academy & Alex Benedict series.
- Ian McDonald (1980s & up) - SF & YA.
- Maureen F. McHugh (1990s & up) - best known for China Mountain Zhang & After the Apocalypse (SS).
- Vonda N. McIntyre (1970s & up) - best known for Dreamsnake & Star Trek movie novelizations.
- Jack McKinney (1980s-1990s) (aka Brian Daley) - Robotech series
- Sean McMullen (1980s & up) - Best known for Souls in the Great Machine (This book combined his first 2 books.) the first in his "Greatwinter" series. He also writes YA fantasy.
- Mike McQuay (1980s-1990s, died 1995) - SF & thrillers. Best known for Escape from New York, contributing to the Mack Bolan (action) series & others. Suspicion is in Asimov's Robot City.
- John Meaney (1990s & up) - Best known SF is Paradox, the first of his "Nulapeiron Sequence". Also writes horror, fantasy, & blends.
- R.M. Meluch (1970s & up) - most popular novel is The Myriad, the first of her "Tour of the Merrimack" series.
- Melinda Metz (1990s & up) - YA SF, fantasy, & romance. The Outsider is the first of her "Roswell High" SF series.
- Victor Milán (1980s-2010s, died 2018) - SF, fantasy, & thrillers.
- Steve Miller (1980s & up) - best known for the "Liaden Universe" books with his wife Sharon Lee (Agent of Change is first). The two seem to write most as a team with Lee getting top billing.
1 - Walter M. Miller Jr. (1959-1980s, died 1996) - some short story collections, but primarily known for A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959) which we read.
- Naomi Mitchison (1920s-1980s, died 1999) - novels & short stories, children & adult, generally 'inspirational'. Memoirs of a Spacewoman (1962) & Solution Three (1975) are both adult SF.
- Laura J. Mixon (1980s & up) - Astropilots is her first book. Glass Houses is the first of her "Avatars Dance" series. She's married to Steven Gould with whom she wrote Greenwar.
- L.E. Modesitt Jr. (1980s & up) - first 8 books were SF starting with The Fires of Paratime, but in 1991 he published his first fantasy in the Recluce series & is best known for it. He still writes both SF & fantasy, usually novels, but has 2 SS collections, a steampunk series, & a mystery-thriller, The Green Progression.
- Donald Moffitt (1970s-2010s, died 2015) - best known for his first The Jupiter Theft & last Children of the Comet SF novels.
- Thomas F. Monteleone (1970s & up) - SF & horror author & editor.
- Elizabeth Moon (1980s & up) SF & fantasy, best known for Vatta's War SF series, as well as the Planet Pirates series with Anne McCaffrey.
- Michael Moorcock (1960s & up) - very influential author & editor best known for his Elric fantasy series. Best known SF is probably Behold the Man. Married to Hilary Bailey, editor of New Worlds anthologies.
- C.L. Moore (1930s - 1980s, died 1987) - wrote alone & with her husband Henry Kuttner. Who wrote what is often a matter of discussion since it's believed she wrote several stories published under his name. Very prolific & influential team.
- Daniel Keys Moran (1980s & up) - Emerald Eyes is the first of his "Continuing Time" series. The Armageddon Blues & The Ring are standalones.
- Janet E. Morris (1970s & up) - SF & fantasy author. Dream Dancer is SF/fantasy.
- William Morrison (1940s-1960s) - pseudonym for Joseph Samachson, a chemist. Comics & pulps.
- James K. Morrow (1980s & up) - Towing Jehovah is the first of his "Godhead" trilogy. This Is the Way the World Ends & City of Truth are standalones. He also writes fantasy.
- Peter Morwood (1980s-1990s) - fantasy & SF, best known for his Star Trek & Seaquest DSV franchise novels, he's also written the Space Cops trilogy with Diane Duane which starts with Mindblast.
- Pat Murphy (1980s & up) - The City, Not Long After is SF, also writes fantasy & YA.

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- Linda Nagata (1990s & up) - Best known for her Red trilogy.
- Doug Naylor (1980s & up) - mostly known for writing Red Dwarf, a British SF-comedy TV show. Last Human is his most popular book & in that franchise. Writes with Rob Grant as Grant Naylor
- Grant Naylor (1990s & up) - Doug Naylor & Rob Grant writing together in the Red Dwarf franchise.
- Larry Niven (1960s & up) - best known for his Ringworld & Known Space series. The latter contains many short stories & novels. Often writes with other authors such as Jerry Pournelle, Edward M. Lerner, & Steven Barnes.
2 - Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle - often write together. We've read The Mote in God's Eye & Lucifer's Hammer by the duo.
- William F. Nolan (1960s & up) - Best known for Logan's Run which he wrote with George Clayton Johnson. Many other novels & short stories including the humorous SF detective novel Space for Hire.
- Jeff Noon (1990s & up) - best known for the Vurt trilogy.
- Lisanne Norman (1990s & up) - best known for her Sholan Alliance series that starts with Turning Point.
- John Norman (1960s & up) - Best known for his Gor series which is fantasy/erotica. His Telnarian series is more SF. Not for feminists!
- Andre Norton (1950s-2000s, died 2015) - many SF & fantasy novels. Possibly best known for her Witch World series, but very popular for the Time Traders, Hosteen Storm, & others. Many were shelved as 'Juveniles', but featured adult main characters.
- Alan E. Nourse (1950s-1990s, died 1992) - He was an MD & best known for Star Surgeon & The Bladerunner.
- Eric S. Nylund (1990s & up) - Video games, also writes SF, fantasy, & YA. Best known for Halo: The Fall of Reach & other books in that franchise.

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- Kevin O'Donnell Jr. (1970s & up) - best known for his series "Journeys of McGill Feighan" which starts with Caverns which are SF/fantasy. Mayflies & War Of Omission are SF.
- Kathleen O'Malley (1990s) - best known for writing 2 of the Starbridge series (Silent Passion: A StarBridge Story & Silent Songs (StarBridge #5)) with A.C. Crispin, she has also written Star Trek & Alien franchise novels.
- Andrew J. Offutt (1960s-2000s, died 2013) (aka John Cleve) mostly S&S under his real name & SF as John Cleve. Also published a lot of porn under other names.
- Nnedi Okorafor (2000s & up) - best known for Binti. SF, fantasy, & YA.
- Jerry Oltion (1980s & up) - prolific short story author, he's also written novels including Star Trek & Asimov's Robot City franchise novels. He's also written SF novels such as Hard Crash as Ryan Hughes.
- Rebecca Ore (1980s & up) - best known for her Becoming Alien series.

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message 11: by Jim (last edited May 21, 2019 04:39AM) (new)

Mar 07, 2019 07:19AM

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- David R. Palmer (1980s & up) - best known for Emergence both short story & novel.
- Alexei Panshin (1960s-1980s, still alive) - Best known for Rite of Passage & Star Well. Reviews & nonfiction about SF. Often writes with his wife, Cory Panshin.
- Charles Pellegrino (1990s & up) - Dust & Flying to Valhalla. Dyson Sphere & The Killing Star with George Zebrowski.
- Steve Perry (1980s & up) - mostly thrillers & adventure in various genres including Star Wars, Aliens, & other franchises.
- Daniel Pinkwater (1970s & up) - Children's books, some are SF.
1 - Frederik Pohl (1940s-2000s, died 2013) - Prolific author of novels & short stories, also influential editor of several magazines including, Galaxy, If, & Super Science Stories. Best known novels (besides anthologies) are his Heechee series starting with Gateway & Space Merchant series starting with The Space Merchants.
- Arthur Porges (1950s-2000s, died 2006) - best known for short stories in the 1950s-1960s, The Ruum and Other Science Fiction Stories.
- Jerry Pournelle (1960s-2000s, died 2017) - often writes with Larry Niven. Also writes on his own. Most popular books are military SF such as King David's Spaceship & Janissaries.
- Tim Powers (1970s & up) - best known for The Anubis Gates & On Stranger Tides.
- Terry Pratchett (1960s to 2000s, died 2015) - Best known for his Discworld series.
- Paul Preuss (1980s-1990s) - best known for writing "Arthur C Clarke's Venus Prime" series which starts with Breaking Strain.
- E. Hoffmann Price (1920s-1980s, died 1988) - best known for his short stories & as an editor, toward the end of his life he wrote almost a dozen novels. Operation Misfit is the first of his only SF novel series, "Operation".
2 - Christopher Priest (1970s & up) - mostly known as a literary & fantasy author, but he also wrote The Space Machine. We've read The Prestige & The Inverted World.

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- Brad Quentin (1990s) - Terry Bisson & David Bischoff writing the "Real Adventures of Jonny Quest"

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- Bill Ransom (1980s-1990s) - not very well known for his own SF novels such as Viravax, he cowrote the Pandora Sequence with Frank Herbert. It starts with The Jesus Incident.
- Robert Reed (1980s & up) - best known for his Marrow series.
- Mike Resnick (1960s & up) - Prolific author including the Starship series which starts with Starship: Mutiny & many others. He's also edited Galaxy's Edge & Jim Baen's Universe magazines. Father of Laura Resnick, a UF author.
- Alastair Reynolds (1990s & up) - best known for his Revelation Space series.
- Mack Reynolds (1950s-1980s, died 1983) - best known for his short stories in the 50s-60s, most of his books are now out of print. I particularly liked his Joe Mauser: Mercenary From Tomorrow series.
- Duane Rimel (1930s-1980s, died 1996) - best known for his short stories, he only wrote one novel "Time Swap" (1969) as 'Rex Weldon'. The author Rex Weldon is associated with porn books on GR. Duane W. Rimel is associated with Lovecraft, which seems correct, but also with a porn book. They may be correct. See the ISFDB page.
- J.D. Robb (1990s & up) - pseudonym of Nora Roberts. Under this name, she wrote the "In Death" series starting with Naked in Death. It is a near future romance-mystery series.
- Keith Roberts (1960s-1990s, died 2000) - best known for Pavane, many short stories, & being difficult to work with.
- Frank M. Robinson (1950s-2000s, died 2014) - The Dark Beyond the Stars, Waiting, & The Power were his best known novels. He also wrote a lot of short stories.
1 - Kim Stanley Robinson (1970s & up) - best known for his Red Mars trilogy. We read the first book.
- Spider Robinson (1970s & up) - Best known for his Callahan's Crosstime Saloon series & Stardance trilogy which he wrote with his wife, Jeanne Robinson (1948-2010). He is a Robert A. Heinlein fanboy & finished up 2 of his novels posthumously.
- Justina Robson (1990s & up) - best known for her Quantum Gravity series starting with Keeping It Real which is a blend of UF & SF.
- Kelly Robson (2010s & up) - only Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach so far.
- Joel Rosenberg (1980s-2000s, died 2011) - SF seems limited to his Metsada Mercenary Corps series which starts with Ties of Blood and Silver. Best known for his fantasy D&D series, Guardians of the Flame.
- Christopher Rowley (1980s & up) - best known for his fantasy series Bazil Broketail, he's also written SF the Vang series which begins with Starhammer & others including the Heavy Metal Pulp: Pleasure Model.
- Rudy Rucker (1980s & up) - best known for his cyberpunk 'Ware' series which starts with Software.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch (1980s & up) - writes in multiple genres including YA books. She's also written in the Star Wars universe. The Disappeared is her most popular SF book & the first of her Retrieval series. She's also written the Tenth Planet series & other books with her husband, Dean Wesley Smith.
- Joanna Russ (1960s-1980s, died 2011) - best known for her utopian satire The Female Man & her nonfiction How to Suppress Women's Writing.
1 - Mary Doria Russell (1990s & up) - best known for The Sparrow which we read.
- Richard Paul Russo (1980s & up) - SF short stories & novels. Ship of Fools & The Rosetta Codex are standalones. Destroying Angel is the first of his 'Lt. Frank Carlucci' series.
- Geoff Ryman (1980s & up) - best known for Air & The Child Garden.

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message 12: by Jim (new)

Mar 07, 2019 07:21AM

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- Fred Saberhagen (1960s -2000s, died 2007) - wrote SF, fantasy, & horror. Best known SF is hisBerserker series. Other authors also added to the universe.
- Carl Sagan (1985, died 1996) - only wrote one SF novel, Contact. He was best known for his TV show Cosmos.
- Pamela Sargent (1970s & up) - best known for her short stories, The Best of Pamela Sargent, & The Shore of Women as well as her Earthseed trilogy.
- Robert J. Sawyer (1980s & up) - Best known for Flashforward which was turned into a TV series. Many other novels & short stories.
- Lawrence M. Schoen (1990s & up) - best known for his Barsk series which begins with Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard & his "Tales of the Amazing Conroy" series which begins with Buffalogic, Inc.
- Karl Schroeder (1990s & up) - best known for his Virga series that starts with Sun of Suns & his standalone novel Lockstep.
- William Shatner (1980s & up) - Best known in SF circles as Captain Kirk from the original Star Trek. His best known SF is the TekWar series which is often attributed more to Ron Goulart. He is associated with many Star Trek novels & other books, although there is some doubt as to how much he actually has written or contributed.
- Bob Shaw (1950s-1990s, died 1996) - prolific both short stories & novels. Best known for hisOrbitsville series.
- Nisi Shawl (1990s & up) - mostly short stories many collected in Filter House & one SF novel Everfair which is alternate history/steampunk.
1 - Robert Sheckley (1950s-1990s, died 2005) - best known for his short stories, his novel Immortality, Inc. was the basis of the SF film "Freejack" (1992). He is the father of Alisa Kwitney a YA fantasy & horror author.
- Charles Sheffield (1970s-1990s, died 2002) - mathematician and physicist, his most popular book is Aftermath. He is the husband of Nancy Kress.
- John Shirley (1970s & up) - Sf & horror, he's also contributed to many franchises, BioShock: Rapture. Eclipse is the first of his "Song Called Youth" series. In Extremis: The Most Extreme Short Stories of John Shirley
- Robert Silverberg (1950s & up) - Extremely prolific author & the editor of many anthologies, his ISFDB page is the longest I've read. He writes SF, mystery, & fantasy as well as nonfiction & more. His most popular SF novel is Dying Inside. He also wrote erotic novels under the pseudonym Don Elliott such as The Flesh Peddlers. He is married to Karen Haber.
1 - Clifford D. Simak (1930s-1980s, died 1988) - Way Station & City are his most popular SF novels. Wrote many short stories & fantasy.
1 - Dan Simmons (1980s & up) - best known for the Hyperion books in SF. Writes in many other genres, too.
- Curt Siodmak (1940s-1980s, died 2000) - best known SF novel is Donovan's Brain. Screenwriter for The Wolfman (1941) & many other films.
- John Sladek (1960s-1990s, died 2000) - SF & humor. Best known for his short stories & Roderick novels.
- William Sleator (1970s-2000s, died 2011) - YA SF novels: Interstellar Pig, Singularity, & The Boy Who Reversed Himself.
- Joan Slonczewski (1980s & up) - Best known for the first book in her Elysium Cycle, A Door Into Ocean, she is also popular for The Highest Frontier & other novels.
- Dean Wesley Smith (1980s & up) - best known for his Star Trek novelizations, She's also written the Tenth Planet series & other books with his wife, Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
- L. Neil Smith (1980s & up) - Best known for hisThe Adventures of Lando Calrissian Star Wars novels, he's also written The Probability Broach which is the first of his North American Confederacy series.
- Norman Spinrad (1960s & up) - best known for The Iron Dream & Bug Jack Barron. Also writes horror.
- Dana Stabenow (1990s & up) - best known for her mystery-thrillers, her SF Star Svensdotter series starts with Second Star.
- Brian Stableford (1960s & up) - SF, fantasy, horror, YA, & nonfiction, his work is often a blend of genres. His Hooded Swan & Asgard series are probably his most popular SF.
- Michael A. Stackpole (1980s & up) - has written a lot of franchise novels in the Star Wars & Battle Tech universe. Also writes fantasy & horror.
- Christopher Stasheff (1960s-2000s, died 2018) - SF & fantasy, often a blend such as in his best known & first novel, The Warlock in Spite of Himself.
- John Steakley (1980s-1990, died 2010) - Best known for Armor (1984) which we read. His only other novel Vampire$ (1990) is horror & became a movie in 1998.
- Allen M. Steele (1980s & up) - best known for Arkwright & his Coyote series. Awarded the Heinlein Award for promoting space exploration with Orbital Decay.
2 - Neal Stephenson (1980s & up) - well known author of SF & fantasy. We've read Snow Crash & The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer.
- Bruce Sterling (1970s & up) - Schismatrix Plus is a compilation of all his works in his Mechanist Shapers series. Islands in the Net is his most popular novel. His work is often classified as cyberpunk. He's also written The Difference Engine with William Gibson, the father of cyberpunk.
- G. Harry Stine (1950s-1990s, died 1997) - started the first model rocket company, MMI. Best known for the original Star Trek The Abode of Life which he wrote as Lee Correy. He also wrote the Warbots series.
- S.M. Stirling (1980s & up) - best known for the first of his Change series, Dies the Fire, he also writes fantasy & UF.
- Charles Stross (1980s & up) - best known for The Atrocity Archives, the first of his Laundry Files series. He's written a lot of others.
- Arkady Strugatsky (died 1991) & Boris Strugatsky (died 2012) (1960s-1990s) - were brothers that wrote together. They're best known for Roadside Picnic & Hard to Be a God.
1 - Theodore Sturgeon (1930s-1980s, died 1985) - We've read his most popular book More Than Human. He's also well known for his short stories & the novels Venus Plus X, The Dreaming Jewels, & The Cosmic Rape. A good friend of Robert A. Heinlein. They belonged to the same nudist colony.
- Michael Swanwick (1980s & up) - fantasy & SF, best known for Stations of the Tide.

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- Sheri S. Tepper (1980s-2000s, died 2016) - mostly a fantasy author, her Arbai trilogy which starts with Grass is SF.
- Walter Tevis (1950s-1980s, died 1984) - best known for Mockingbird & The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976 movie starring David Bowie). He also wrote The Hustler (not SF, 1961 movie starring Paul Newman & Jackie Gleason).
- Robert Thurston (1970s & up) - best known for his BattleTech & other franchise novels, he's also written quite a few short stories.
- Patrick Tilley (1980s & up) - best known for his Amtrak Wars series starting with Cloud Warrior, he also wrote Fade Out (1975).
- E.C. Tubb (1950s-2000s, died 2010) - prolific pulp author, both SF novels & short stories, as well as other genres. Best known for his Dumarest series that begins with The Winds of Gath. He used many pseudonyms alone & with other authors in the pulps: Volsted Gridban (also used by John Russell Fearn), Gill Hunt (also used by John Brunner & Denis Hughes), Bryan Shaw (also used by John Russell Fearn & others), & more.
- George Turner (1970s-1990s, died 1997) - best known for Drowning Towers & Brain Child, he also wrote the Beloved Son trilogy.
- Harry Turtledove (1980s & up) - SF (subgenre alternate-histories) & fantasy. His most popular books are The Guns of the South & In the Balance. (aka Eric G. Iverson)
- Lisa Tuttle (1960s & up) - best known for historical mysteries, horror, & fantasy, she has written Lost Futures which is SF.
- Kathy Tyers (1980s & up) - best known for her Star Wars franchise novels, she has also written the Firebird series & others.

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- Steven Utley (1970s & up) - short SF stories. His most popular collection is The 400-Million-Year-Itch.

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- Jack Vance (1940s-2000s, died 2013) - mostly SF & fantasy, also wrote mystery & won an award. Best known for The Dying Earth series (wizards in space), many short stories, Emphyrio, & more.
- Steve Vance (1970s & up) - SF, fantasy, horror. I'm particularly fond of his first novel Planet of the Gawfs.
2 - A.E. van Vogt (1940s-1990s, died 2000) - prolific author of short stories & novels. Besides short story compilations, he is possibly best known for his Slan, Null-A, & Isher (fantasy Weapons Shop) series & standalone novels The Silkie & Mission To The Stars. A giant of the Golden Age of SF. Friend of John W. Campbell Jr. & L. Ron Hubbard. We've read The World of Null-A & The Voyage of the Space Beagle.
1 - Jeff VanderMeer (1980s & up) - We've read his best known book Annihilation, the first of his Southern Reach trilogy.
- Robert E. Vardeman (1970s & up) - Sf & fantasy, often a blend. He's written several franchise books including Star Trek & BattleTech. The Sandcats of Rhyl is one of his SF standalone novels.
- James Van Pelt (1990s & up) - Summer of the Apocalypse (post apocalyptic) & Pandora's Gun (YA) are 2 of his most popular SF novels. He's also written short stories.
- John Varley (1970s & up) - SF, both short stories & novels. He's best known for his Gaea trilogy which starts with Titan & his first novel The Ophiuchi Hotline which is the first of the Eight Worlds series.
- Joan D. Vinge (1970s & up) - best known for herThe Snow Queen series & Cat series that starts with Psion. She's also written novelizations of popular films.
1 - Vernor Vinge (1960s & up) - Best known for A Fire Upon the Deep, the second in his Queng Ho series, which we have read.
4 - Kurt Vonnegut (1950s-2000s, died 2007) - Best known for Slaughterhouse-Five, we've read 2 novels (The Sirens of Titan & Galápagos) plus 2 short stories (2BR02B & Harrison Bergeron).

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- Karl Edward Wagner (1970s-1990s, died 1994) - Best known for his Kane series which are horror, fantasy, & S&S. Some stories & novels feature aliens such as Bloodstone. He wrote a lot of horror short stories & edited "The Year's Best Horror Stories" from 1980-1994.
- Donald Wandrei (1920s-1980s, died 1987) - SF, fantasy, & weird stories, often a mix such as in The Web of Easter Island.
- Ian Watson (1970s & up) - many SF novels & short stories. His most popular are short story compilations & the novels The Embedding & Space Marine.
- Lawrence Watt-Evans (1980s & up) - SF & fantasy, often a blend such as in The Cyborg and the Sorcerers. Also writes as Nathan Archer under which he's written Predator & Star Trek franchise novels as well as others.
- Peter Watts (1990s & up) - best known for Blindsight & Starfish.
- David Weber (1990s & up) - best known for his Honor Harrington series that starts with On Basilisk Station. Other authors have also written in the 'Honorverse' which has several spin-off series & books. He's written a lot of other SF, fantasy, & YA books & series.
- Howard Weinstein (1980s & up) - best known for franchise novels in the Star Trek & V universes.
- Margaret Weis (1980s & up) - mostly fantasy & YA, also writes some magical SF space opera such as the Star of the Guardians which starts with The Lost King. Often co-authors with Tracy Hickman. They have an SF series, Starshield, that starts with The Mantle of Kendis-Dai.
- Martha Wells (1990s & up) - SF & fantasy. Her Murderbot Diaries starting with All Systems Red are popular SF.
- Chuck Wendig (2000 & up) - SF, fantasy, & UF. Aftermath, a Star Wars novel, is his most popular.
- K.D. Wentworth (1980s-2010s, died 2012) - SF, many short stories & some novels. Black on Black is the first of her Heyoka Blackeagle series.
- Scott Westerfeld (1990s & up) - SF & YA. Uglies is the first of his "Uglies" series which is YA SF.
- Suzanne Weyn (1980s & up) - YA SF, fantasy, & thrillers. The Bar Code Tattoo is her most popular book.
- James White (1950s-1990s, died 1999) - Best known for his Sector General series which starts with Hospital Station.
- Steve White (1990s & up) - action SF & space opera. Best known for co-authoring the Starfire series which starts with Insurrection.
- Kate Wilhelm (1950s - 2018 died) - very influential SF author & editor with many novels & short stories. Wife of Damon Knight, another very influential SF author & editor. They helped create the Clarion Writers Workshop & helped many aspiring authors.
- Sean Williams (1990s & up) - SF, fantasy, & YA - His most popular books are Star Wars, but he has written others such as the SF YA novel Twinmaker.
- Tad Williams (1980s & up) - Fantasy, YA, UF, & SF. He has only written a few SF books including City of Golden Shadow & River of Blue Fire.
- Walter Jon Williams (1980s & up) - SF & fantasy. His most popular book is Destiny's Way, a Star Wars novel. The next is Hardwired, the first of a series by the same name, followed by This is Not a Game, the first of his Dagmar Shaw series.
- Jack Williamson (1930s-1990s, died 2006) - His most influential novel is probably The Humanoids which is one of his most popular along with ".Darker Than You Think & The Legion of Space. He wrote many others & a lot of short stories. He is credited with coining the terms "genetic engineering" & "terraforming. Very influential on other authors as outlined in The Williamson Effect, an anthology in which some of the best authors contributed stories & tell how he influenced them.
1 - Connie Willis (1970s & up) - her most popular book is Doomsday Book which we have read.
- Colin Wilson (1960s-1990s) - Best known for his philosophical book The Outsider, he also wrote the horror/SF book The Mind Parasites, The Space Vampires, & The Philosopher's Stone.
- F. Paul Wilson (1970s & up) - Best known for fantasy, conspiracies, & horror such as in The Tomb, the first of his Repairman Jack series. His ICE Sequence series, which starts with Panacea, is SF.
- Robert Anton Wilson (1970s-1990s, died 2007) - Best known for The Illuminatus! Trilogy cowritten with Robert Shea, he also wrote Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy & others.
- Robert Charles Wilson (1980s & up) - Best known for the Spin trilogy, he's written many other SF & fantasy novels plus a dozen or so short stories.
- David Wingrove (1980s & up) - SF & fantasy, his most popular book is The Middle Kingdom, the first of his Chung Kuo series (Chinese in the future.)
1 - Gene Wolfe (1960s & up) - Fantasy & SF, his most popular book is The Shadow of the Torturer which is pretty much fantasy except for references to space travel. We read it. The Fifth Head of Cerberus is SF.
- Jack Womack (1980s & up) - SF, cyberpunk. Ambient is one of his most popular & the first book in a series of the same name. Random Acts of Senseless Violence is the 5th of the same series. (GR uses "Dryco" for the series name.)

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- Nicholas Yermakov see Simon Hawke (1970s & up) - He was born Nicholas Yermakov & some books filed under that. Best known SF are books in the Star Trek & Predator franchises, but he's also written the 'Time Wars' series & others Also writes fantasy & thrillers.
- Samuel Youd (1960s-1990s) - He wrote as John Christopher & his books are almost always filed under that pseudonym.

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- Timothy Zahn (1980s & up) - best known for his Star Wars novels, he's also written other SF series & books. Dragon and Thief is the first of his Dragonback series while The Icarus Hunt is a standalone.
- George Zebrowski (1970s & up) - Macrolife: A Mobile Utopia,Brute Orbits, Stranger Suns, & theOmega Point Trilogy are his most popular books. He's also written some Star Trek novels.
2 - Roger Zelazny (1960s-1990s, died 1995) - SF & fantasy, often wrote blends.Lord of Light, This Immortal, &Jack of Shadows are his most popular SF books. We've read the first & Doorways in the Sand.
- David Zindell (1980s & up) - Neverness is his most popular book & might be a prequel to his "A Requiem for Homo Sapiens" starting with The Broken God.

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