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
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....
ReplyDeleteThese are essentially authors I'm really into. They never let me down.
ReplyDeleteThe only reason I didn't mention Gibson, Sterling or Stephenson was because I thought they were "givens"." :-)
ReplyDeleteWomack'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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