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View Poll Results: Who is your favorite Science Fiction/Fantasy author?
H.G. Wells 7 22.58%
J.R.R. Tolkien 10 32.26%
Ray Bradbury 2 6.45%
Jules Verne 6 19.35%
Edgar Rice Burroughs 1 3.23%
Robert Heinlein 2 6.45%
Robert Howard 1 3.23%
C.S. Lewis 2 6.45%
Isaac Asimov 6 19.35%
Arthur C. Clarke 6 19.35%
H.P. Lovecraft 3 9.68%
Roger Zelazny 2 6.45%
Michael Moorcock 3 9.68%
Larry Niven 4 12.90%
Frederick Pohl 0 0%
Ursula Le Guin 0 0%
George Orwell 3 9.68%
Poul Anderson 0 0%
L. Ron Hubbard 0 0%
Douglas Adams 2 6.45%
Fred Saberhagen 1 3.23%
Piers Anthony 1 3.23%
Frank Herbert 1 3.23%
Gene Roddenberry 1 3.23%
other {specify} 9 29.03%
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Old 03-04-2008, 10:56 PM   #1
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What is your favorite Science Fiction/Fantasy author?

Speaking of Gary Gygax & SF authors, I was wondering what people's favorite SF/Fantasy authors are?

Multiple Choice Poll - choose more than 1 if you want.

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Anybody else list Bradury's "The Veldt" as inspiration?
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Old 03-04-2008, 11:10 PM   #2
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Robert Jordan

Too bad he died before he could finish his 12 book series!
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Old 03-05-2008, 12:01 AM   #3
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THX Freebird! Mine, of course, is Ray Bradbury. Best description is he paints with words.

For fantasy (if its such) is the master before all the hype - John Ronald Ruel Tolkien.
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Sorry it took me some time to do all the poll options Njaco. I listed 24 authors, many more that were left out...
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No need for apologises Freebird. After all this time here it never occured to me anyone else would like SF. I tend to the older type of writers - Tolkien, Lovecraft, Welles.

Ought to add Lord Dunsany to that list. Talk about ahead of his time. He influenced Lovecraft and if you read him you can see why.
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Hi Freebird,

>Speaking of Gary Gygax & SF authors, I was wondering what people's favorite SF/Fantasy authors are?

Science Fiction I'd have to think long and hard ... Fantasy is spontaneous: George RR Martin.

George R. R. Martin's Official Website

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Fantasie: Robin Hobb. She writes books that I never can put down, but I'm also a Tolkien fan.
I don't read that much SF, but I like Arthur C Clarke and I'm a fan of Startrek, so Roddenberry is also a favorite
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I gotta go with Jules Verne, that man probably foresaw the future with its books.I read them all and I read them again and again if they where mine.
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Old 03-05-2008, 02:21 AM   #9
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J.R.R Tolkien, and Terry Pratchett. Colin Wilson also wrote a good book called 'The space Vampires' - title sounds corny, but it's an interesting read into human nature.
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Im currently doing a journalism course, non fiction is my thing. However I am enjoying George Orwell and also Matthew Reiley.
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Riiiiight....as Tolkien is the only one that I've heard about, what kinda sience fiction/fantasy do the others write??
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I've always had a tendancy to serperate alot of the Authors. To me, Bradbury, Asimov, Verne and Welles were sci-fi. Tolkien, CS Lewis and those with dragons and such are Fantasy and Lovercraft and Dunsany are horror (though Lovecraft did have a great sci-fi story "In the Walls of Eryx" - how do you get out of a maze when the walls are transparent and moving?)

Of course, this is just IMHO.
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Don't have a number one, but Verne, Orwell, Asimov, Lovecraft and Douglas Adams above the others
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Hi Lucky,

>Riiiiight....as Tolkien is the only one that I've heard about, what kinda sience fiction/fantasy do the others write??

H.G. Wells - Genre-defining Science Fiction like "The Time Machine".
J.R.R. Tolkien - Linguistically sophisticated adoption of ancient myths into a greater whole.
Ray Bradbury - Poetic rather than technology-driven Sci Fi.
Jules Verne - Genre-defining stories on realistic future technology.
Edgar Rice Burroughs - You might have heard of one character he invented ... "Tarzan"
Robert Heinlein - "Starship Troopers" ... more a political manifest than a science fiction novel
Robert Howard - "Conan the Barbarian"
C.S. Lewis - "Chronicles of Narnia" ... slightly strange but very atmospheric
Isaac Asimov - strictly scientific Sci Fi, robot stories, invented stricly logical laws of robotics and outlined the consequences of these laws to human society
Arthur C. Clarke - WW2 radar nerd, scientifc Sci Fi, pointed out the usefulness of the geostationary orbit for communciation satellites.
H.P. Lovecraft - old stuff, the attack of ancient and unconceivable forces on normal life
Roger Zelazny - very rich and brilliantly written adventure/escapism fantasy
Michael Moorcock - grim stuff, his "Elric of Melnibone" is sort of Conan backwards. He deliberately broke the mold of the old "sword and sorcery" stuff.
Larry Niven - a master of technological visions that often make his stories pale in comparison. Often works with co-authors (unfortunately?)
Frederick Pohl - I only know him as one of Niven's co-authors.
Ursula Le Guin - I've only read a few short stories, but they were sort of a thoughful Fantasy/Sci Fi mix I like quite well.
George Orwell - "1984" ... a great description of totalitarism and the capability of humans to deceive themselves despite seeing through their own deception
Poul Anderson - Good old-fashioned Fantasy/Sci-Fi mix. I don't remember anything specifically, but most of it was quite good.
L. Ron Hubbard - Founder of scientology. Supposedly his books echo their ideology.
Douglas Adams - "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Brilliant, funny re-definition of Science Fiction in the 1980s.
Fred Saberhagen - Hm, must have missed this guy.
Piers Anthony - Best known for his "Xanth" Fantasy series which features a lot of unique characters and interesting stories despite not being too serious and actually relying on puns as one of the major story devices. Good stuff.
Frank Herbert - "Dune" series. Great scenery, thousands of pages, little action.
Gene Roddenberry - I didn't know he wrote books, too.

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Great synopsis Hohun!
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