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