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lazarus

(27,383 posts)
13. Old school: Heinlein
Sat Dec 10, 2011, 01:05 PM
Dec 2011

Yes, he's a bit libertarian in places, but a fantastic author who established many of the tropes in the field.

Currently, I love Vernor Vinge. The Zones of Thought concept was a nice way to avoid the Singularity in future projections.

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Star Dec 2011 #1
Sorry. I was in the wrong group. Little Star Dec 2011 #2
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I love Tepper! FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #4
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And "The Companions" FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #6
Indeed. Rather than "just" being feminist, or rather women are downtrodden, uppityperson Dec 2011 #22
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Family Tree had SO many puns in it uppityperson Dec 2011 #11
It also has one of my favorite sig lines: FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #14
Did you get the armikafatidi? uppityperson Dec 2011 #15
Hard to figure them out FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #18
To not spoil it for others, sent you a message. uppityperson Dec 2011 #19
enarae uppityperson Dec 2011 #20
Tepper's latest is 'Fish Tails' OxQQme Mar 2016 #57
I am just finishing up "The Scar." Dr. Strange Dec 2011 #7
Loved "The Scar" FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #8
I liked some of F Paul Wilson but am tired of the dragging on uppityperson Dec 2011 #12
I have embarrassingly few Sci-Fi authors krispos42 Dec 2011 #9
Iain M. Banks, Greg Egan, Ian McDonald, Nancy Kress... petronius Dec 2011 #10
Old school: Heinlein lazarus Dec 2011 #13
George Bernard Shaw said of HG Wells Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #48
There are some authors I read in my earlier days that I can't stand to re-read now ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2016 #58
R A Lafferty, Jack Vance, Clark Ashton Smith, Keith Laumer.......... dimbear Dec 2011 #16
Most of mine have been mentioned so far, but I just wanted to add Octavia Butler. n/t iris27 Dec 2011 #17
The only reason she didn't make my original cut FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #21
OMG, I didn't know she died, what happened to her? Odin2005 Aug 2012 #42
Thinking about Ms. Butler always depresses me. Codeine Dec 2011 #28
Kim Stanley Robinson JitterbugPerfume Dec 2011 #24
Yes! bemildred Apr 2012 #33
And we finally get Adams DiverDave Dec 2012 #44
David Brin, Gregory Benford, Greg Bear, Dan Simmons GodlessBiker Dec 2011 #25
Old and new... TygrBright Dec 2011 #26
My favorites, living and deceased. Heinlein at #1. The rest: Abin Sur Dec 2011 #27
John Scalzi!! GaYellowDawg Jan 2012 #29
Agreed on Scalzi...and his second book "The Ghost Brigades" is at least as good....n/t Rowdyboy Apr 2012 #35
It you love Haldeman you at least like Varley cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #30
Ben Bova & Scott Westerfeld write great books ShadowLiberal Feb 2012 #31
Arthur C. Clarke! lastlib Apr 2012 #32
David Brin, Neil Stephenson, Dan Simmons... semillama Apr 2012 #34
My faves off the top of my head Onceuponalife Apr 2012 #36
Jack L Chalker - Midnight at the Well of Souls was a classic brislington Apr 2012 #37
My list, FTM... Moe Shinola Jul 2012 #38
WHAT?! Neoma Jul 2012 #39
Good topic eninn Aug 2012 #40
Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Fred Pohl, Poul Anderson, KSR... Odin2005 Aug 2012 #41
I can't believe no one has yet mentioned SheilaT Aug 2012 #43
I'm a fossil, I guess. ChazInAz Dec 2012 #45
hmm, probably a generational thing? Ubik May 2013 #52
I'll list a few theKed Dec 2012 #46
Samuel K. Delaney (sci-fi), Tim Powers (fantasy). McCamy Taylor Mar 2013 #47
Love Delaney Madam Mossfern Feb 2014 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author Moe Shinola Mar 2013 #49
I'll never remember all, but wet.hen88 Apr 2013 #50
I'm shocked that this old thread has 50 replies and no one mentioned Roger Zelazny! FSogol May 2013 #51
Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Edgar Allen Poe. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #53
Gene Wolfe!! lebaronangie Jul 2013 #54
Kim Stanley Robinson SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #56
Not a single mention of Alistair Reynolds ??!? Oh, the shame of it ! eppur_se_muova Nov 2016 #59
Great lists here. Have to add Theodore Sturgeon. Lots of talent in this field. Midnight Writer Mar 2017 #60
Too many to recall. warmfeet Apr 2017 #61
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