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Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:02:18 2010 No.549004 [Reply] [Original]

hey /lit/, who are some of the best science fiction and fantasy writers?

Picture not related but hilarious.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:03:18 2010 No.549009 anyone want lockerz invite post email

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:04:18 2010 No.549011 Scifi - Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Douglas Adams

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:06:18 2010 No.549021 L. Ron Hubbard

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:07:18 2010 No.549022 Brandon Sanderson

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:07:18 2010 No.549027 File: 21 KB, 441x339, 1268502153163.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>549021 but that isn't fiction

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:08:18 2010 No.549030 Stephenie Meyer

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:09:18 2010 No.549039 File: 2.29 MB, 2200x5000, 1267920474280.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] this pretty much sums it up

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:10:18 2010 No.549045 Douglas Adams and Harlan Ellison are my favorites.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:11:18 2010 No.549049 >>549004 >fantasy Tolkein. /thread

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:13:18 2010 No.549064 File: 327 KB, 1024x683, 1270605021667.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>549039 beautiful, is there a fantasy equivalent of this?

Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:16:18 2010 No.549077

Gene Wolfe, Robert Charles Wilson, Arthur C Clarke, PKD, Dan Simmons, Orson Scott Card, Frank Herbert

Isaac Asimov and Larry Niven arent the best writers but their stories are goddamn amazing.

I've read two books by Roger Zelazny. Lord of Light was absolutely amazing, writing was beautiful. Dream Master was utter shit.

I dont like Heinlein.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:19:18 2010 No.549097 THREAD FAIL NO Terry Pratchet? WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY TODAY?!?!

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:20:18 2010 No.549100 >>549039 I approve so much it hurts. Every book that I wanted to be on there was, even the ones I didnt realize I wanted to be on there. Fuck year Time Ships.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:21:18 2010 No.549107 >>549097 Chill dude, if he had said fantasy he would have been discussed. He did not. I personally have not read any sci fi by Pratchet, although I think he wrote like...three? sci fi novels.

Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:23:18 2010 No.549116
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>>549107
>hey /lit/, who are some of the best science fiction and fantasy writers?
>fantasy writers?
He did ask for fantasy, everyone just ignored him and talked about sci fi.
speaking of which

Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:25:18 2010 No.549124

>>549107
OP here I did say fantasy, and I am a huge fan of Pratchett, though Pratchett is a witty writer, however since the majority of his work is satire it lacks a lot of original ideas.

Its a honorable mention but not exactly in the same league as Douglas Adams

Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:26:18 2010 No.549126

>>549107
Well I realize he did in fact say fantasy. My bad. And since fantasy is also under discussion let me contribute:
China Mieville, CS Lewis, Micheal Moorcock, and Pratchet.
Also I can't vouch for anything else they've written (good god is it allot) but Elvenbane by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey was reaally good.
Also Piers Anthony is good but you can get tired of him quickly. I would really just recommend the first two Xanth novels and On A Pale Horse.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:29:18 2010 No.549145 >>549116 This is also really damn good. Wow. Needs to be cleaned up a little bit though.

>>	Washington Irving !rP11EP38eE Mon Apr 12 23:32:18 2010 No.549157 >>549116 I think His Dark Materials could be under, one row down and left, "Coming of Age," as opposed to "Entry Level", even if I have to admit it was the first series I ever read - making it probably entry level.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:39:18 2010 No.549190 File: 11 KB, 251x251, wonder and amazement.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Drizzt Do'Urden is king.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:51:18 2010 No.549247 >>549004 >who are some of the best science fiction and fantasy writers? Robert E. Howard Gene Wolfe Vernor Vinge David Brin Michael Moorcock Philip K. Dick Jeff VanderMeer Frank Herbert Larry Niven

Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:51:18 2010 No.549250

There are 20 angels in this world.
10 are sleeping.
9 are playing.
1 is reading this post.

Post this on 4 other threads within the next 15 minutes.
If you do, someone you love will suprise you somehow.
If you don't, you shall lose your dear beloved. :( :(

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:52:18 2010 No.549261 >>549247 I fucking love Niven!

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:54:18 2010 No.549270 File: 31 KB, 469x703, Robert E. Howard by Sean Phillips.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>549004 I vote for Robert E. Howard.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:56:18 2010 No.549282 Joe Haldeman is sorely under-appreciated around here. Read Forever War and Forever Peace. Both won hugos, nebulas and shit.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 12 23:59:18 2010 No.549294 My wife threw Forever Peace in the recycling half done. She thinks she has to finish every book she starts. She was shaken.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 13 00:00:18 2010 No.549296 >>549282 I've only read Forever War and it was great. I don't want to recommend an author off of only one book though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 13 00:08:18 2010 No.549345 Thread lacking Lovecraft and Peake.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 13 00:10:18 2010 No.549353 >>549116 >>549039 Whelp that about does it. Good thread everybody.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 13 00:10:18 2010 No.549356 >>549345 >I don't read images posted >>549116

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 13 00:11:18 2010 No.549364 Theodore Sturgeon

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 13 00:15:18 2010 No.549379 Damon Knight

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 13 00:16:18 2010 No.549384 More PKD!

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