Wednesday, November 08, 2006





OK, I'm going to attempt a far-from-comprehensive list of the very best science fiction writers working today, emphasizing talents you might not have heard of. I know I'm leaving deserving authors out, but that's just because I haven't read them yet.

In alphabetical order:

Richard Calder
Greg Egan
Ken MacLeod
China Mieville
Richard K. Morgan
Alastair Reynolds
Michael Marshall Smith
Charles Stross
Peter Watts
Robert Charles Wilson
Jack Womack

4 comments:

Chris said...

I'm embarassed to say I'm familiar with slightly less than half the people on that list...time to do a download binge at eReader....

Mac said...

These are essentially authors I'm really into. They never let me down.

Mac said...

The only reason I didn't mention Gibson, Sterling or Stephenson was because I thought they were "givens"." :-)

Womack's best? See:

http://www.mactonnies.com/jackwomack.html

I liked "Terraplane" a lot, too. "Elvissey" is right up there.

Mac said...

Harry Turtledove.