Who are some good science fiction writers?

2015-04-29T12:08:16-04:00

I'm a fan of Ben Bova myself. I've not read all of his, and look forward to acquiring more of his books. When I was younger, I read a lot of the Halo books, my favorite author of those thus far being Eric Nylund. Any suggestions for some good science fiction (obvious and obscure ideas equally welcome by me)?

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Apr 29 at 2015 12:08 PM

2015-04-29T12:08:57-04:00

Timothy Zahn
Anne McAffrey

Those are my favorites.

Response by Sgt Sasha Cruz made Apr 29 at 2015 12:10 PM

2015-04-29T12:10:56-04:00

I'm not typically big on science fiction, but I absolutely loved Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Apr 29 at 2015 12:14 PM

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Of course you have the old stand by of Tolkien. I love his translation of Beowulf more than anything else. Followed by his translation of Sigurd and Gudrun

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Apr 29 at 2015 12:23 PM

2015-04-29T12:23:05-04:00

Robert A. Heinlein. Read them all. Starship Troopers first, then The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
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Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 29 at 2015 12:31 PM

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where do i begin, this is what I read:
David Weber, known for: Safehold series, Honor Harrington series, Empire of Man series, some 1632(Ring of Fire) books
Karen Traviss, known for: Star Wars Republic Commando series, Wes'har Wars, Gears of War books, Halo books
Christopher Nutall, known for: Ark Royal series, Empires Corps series, Democracy series numerous single titles
Jay Allan, known for: Crimson Worlds series, Portal Wars Series
Aaron Allston, known for: wrote half of the Star Wars X-Wing series and Fate of the Jedi series
H. Paul Honsinger, known for: Man of War series

these are just a few that I have in my kindle library. Who ever invented Amazon's one-click purchase system is a very evil person

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 29 at 2015 12:44 PM

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One I'm following right now is Christopher G. Nuttall and his Empire`s Corps series. I've been impressed. Another is L.E. Modesitts Chaos series. He combines science fiction, fantasy and technology rather uniquely. I'm kinda partial to both Zombie and TEOTWAWKI books. Peter Clines "Ex" series. These are all good.

Response by SPC Neil Hood made Apr 29 at 2015 1:32 PM

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William Gibson. Start off with Virtual Light or Neuromancer.

Response by LTC John Shaw made Apr 29 at 2015 1:36 PM

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SPC Private RallyPoint Member Perhaps you'all are overlooking some classics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy

Response by LTC John Shaw made Apr 29 at 2015 1:43 PM

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SPC Private RallyPoint Member Isaac Asimov are must reads, they are referred by almost all other authors. I like this fan site's suggestions on reading order.

http://www.arunchinnachamy.com/isaac-asimov-robot-series-novels-and-reading-order/

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Isaac Asimov – The Man who has created a universe for himself nearly 5 decades ago. Hyperspace travel, Humanoid robots, Galactic Empire are all came to fictionous life only through his unparalleled imagination and vision during the time period when computers are nonexistent.

Response by SFC Douglas Duckett made Apr 29 at 2015 1:55 PM

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Gordon R. Dickson:
Dorsai Series -
The Genetic General (1960) (restored variant title: Dorsai!, 1976)
Necromancer (1962) (variant title: No Room for Man)
"Warrior" (1965) (short story) included in Lost Dorsai
Soldier, Ask Not (1967)
Tactics of Mistake (1971)
The Spirit of Dorsai (1979)
Lost Dorsai (1980)
The Final Encyclopedia (1984)
The Dorsai Companion (1986)
The Chantry Guild (1988)
Young Bleys (1991)
Other (1994)
Antagonist (with David W. Wixon) (2007)

Response by PO1 Aaron Baltosser made Apr 29 at 2015 3:03 PM

2015-04-29T15:03:44-04:00

Robert Heinlein, isaac Asimov are some of my favorites. L. Ron Hubbard although not normally thought of as a science fiction guy, his Mission Earth series of ten books is quite good.

Response by SPC Charles Brown made Apr 29 at 2015 4:10 PM

2015-04-29T16:10:22-04:00

The list begins with the obvious:

JRR Tolkien
Ray Bradbury
Ayn Rand
Isaac Asimov
R A Salvatore

and the rest have already been mentioned.

Response by SSgt Charles Edwards made Apr 29 at 2015 5:37 PM

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You can't go wrong with Michael Crichton. His books far exceeded his movies.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Apr 29 at 2015 5:42 PM

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I myself have been an H.G. Wells fan since I was a young boy. I read "Time Machine" around 15 times.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Apr 29 at 2015 5:57 PM

2015-04-29T17:57:16-04:00

Hey, here is another great author and Veteran, SFC John F. Holmes. I believe he is retired now. He has written some really entertaining zombie novelS which are better than cheap B movies.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 1 at 2015 11:12 AM

2015-05-01T11:12:13-04:00

Kurt Vonnegut!!!! Sirens of Titan, Slaughterhouse 5, Cats Cradle...

Response by PO3 Brendan "Smitty" Smith made May 3 at 2015 11:16 PM

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Douglas Adams
H.P. Lovecraft
H.G. Wells
Anything in the Warhammer 40K series (Angry Space Marines!)
Ray Bradbury
Timothy Zahn
Michael Stackpole
Jim Butcher
There are more, but that's a good list to start with.

Response by MSgt Denise Smith made May 4 at 2015 5:43 PM

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Go to http://www.Baen.com many or even most of the current SCIFI writers are there. You can find almost anything there. They also offer many older books for free download. My current favorites are John Ringo and Larry Correia they are both great fun for more military type, Patricia Briggs and Faith Hunter offer different aspects on vamps and were's. Always loved Anne McCaffery, Andre Norton, Heinlein, Frank Herbert's Dune. Happy Reading to all.

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Response by SPC Jeffrey Bly made May 15 at 2015 1:13 AM

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Personally, Robert A. Heinlein is my all time favorite sci-fi author. I own just about every publication of his.

Response by SPC Jeffrey Bly made Jul 13 at 2015 8:59 PM

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Top of my list of self discovered books as a young teen in the school library was Robert A. Heinlein. Time for the Stars was the first I read of his. I loved his style of writing. So I read another. Stranger in a Strange Land. I was forever hooked on one of the greatest Sci-Fi writers of all time. Still am. I'm on a quest to purchase all his books in hard cover 1st editions.

On another note, has anyone read the Stainless Steel Rat series by Harry Harrison? Probably geRed towed the younger crowd, but if you're up for a mix of science fiction and a lot of comedy, it's a fun read.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2016 6:39 PM

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Dan Simmons - Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion.

Response by PFC David Johnston made Mar 30 at 2016 10:39 AM

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I've always been a fan of Arthur C Clarke. I've read most of his more well known stuff. Michael Crichton is another obvious one. Andy Weir has The Martian, so we'll see what he comes up with next.