Great Modern Sci-Fi Authors?
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Dan Simmons, anyone? Hyperion? Hrm? Kim Stanley Robinson and his Mars series?
The best sci-fi novels have always been about ideas, but not about ideas in and of themselves. They have always revealed something about humanity. That's why novels like Dune and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? are so great.
Also, I can't help but mention this. The Shrike is one of the greatest characters in sci-fi history.
The best sci-fi novels have always been about ideas, but not about ideas in and of themselves. They have always revealed something about humanity. That's why novels like Dune and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? are so great.
Also, I can't help but mention this. The Shrike is one of the greatest characters in sci-fi history.
I love his Horus Heresy work, trying to get hold of the collected visions at the moment but it's currently out of print...fullbleed said:
New Thread Rule - You may disagree with someone's choice once and once only, arguing over whether someone is "modern" or "new" or "contemporary" enough gets us nowhere 
I must admit, I very much enjoy the Culture novels, and Banks weaves a fantastic tale, I just find the lack of science in his sci-fi a bit annoying.
I must admit, I very much enjoy the Culture novels, and Banks weaves a fantastic tale, I just find the lack of science in his sci-fi a bit annoying.
That is true, its the only gripe i might have. However, you get so drawn into the story, you don't mind at the end.sosolidshoe said:New Thread Rule - You may disagree with someone's choice once and once only, arguing over whether someone is "modern" or "new" or "contemporary" enough gets us nowhere
I must admit, I very much enjoy the Culture novels, and Banks weaves a fantastic tale, I just find the lack of science in his sci-fi a bit annoying.
If you want a nice SF book about determinism, quantum mechanics and math, try "Light" by M. John Harrison.
Its freaky and nobody i gave that book actually made it past page 20, but believe me that its good!
For my hard sf i just go back to C.Clarke, thats the gold standard of SCIENCE fiction, not science FICTION.
A Fall Of Moondust <3
Dan Simmons. The Hyperion series is just so fucking great. The end of the first book made me cry manly tears.
Larry Kickass Niven.
All of his science is actually grounded in reality, and if we gave him the funding, he could advance our society decades.
All of his science is actually grounded in reality, and if we gave him the funding, he could advance our society decades.
His work in Marvel's cosmic universe is phenomenal too. He and Andy Lanning took comic characters that hadn't been used in years and created a space opera of epic proportions.fullbleed said:
Yeah I rate Alastair Reynolds right up there, other notable mentions in my opinion are Richard Morgan and Peter F Hamilton. Not at all the same in writing style or subject matter, but entertaining modern sci-fi authors never the less.
Hell. Yes. He's the only Warhammer 40k author where I felt genuine sorrow over the deaths of some of his characters.fullbleed said:
R.I.P. "Try Again" Bragg.
Kathleen Ann Goonan. She kind of pioneered the genre of nanopunk with her Crescent City cycle. Beautiful books.