My favorites are Frank Herbert, Orson Scott Card and LE Modesitt jr(the saga of recluse is technically sci fi)
2007-05-16 16:47:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Who is the best is subjective, possibly measured by awards, books published or total book sales. I tend to favor influential writers as being top of their game. People like Asimov, Greg Bear, or even MacAffrey. However, my personal choices are the adventure writers such as Heinlein, David Drake and Robert Asprin. It would be hard to leave Larry Niven and Orson Scott Card off my list. Let's see what others think.
2007-05-16 17:03:10 · answer #1 · answered by morgan j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Dune. Frank Herbert is the best. I thought the sci-fi mini-series on Children of Dune was really well done. I do have to say books are always better but sometimes movies get it right. I also really enjoy Orson Scott Card. I have never read LE Modesitt and here I call myself a reader of science fiction. I am berating myself and heading to the library.
2007-05-16 16:58:08 · answer #2 · answered by fisherworld75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1rst place Frank Herbert and Orson Scott Card
Then there are Asimov, Clarke and many others.
The best SF books I have ever read are Dune and The Ender Series.
2007-05-17 22:41:09 · answer #3 · answered by DarkClaudS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaac Asimov or Piers Anthony, but Asimov is the better of the two. Have you read the Foundation series? Foundation and Empire, with The Mule, pyschic powers, is the best book of the series. I really liked Heaven Cent by Piers Anthony a long, long time ago. He also wrote On a Pale Horse which was fairly popular.
2007-05-16 17:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always loved Robert Silverberg. But I agree with Eric H. The top four are Asimov, Clarke, Niven and Heinlein. A great scifi book that I read recently was "Pandora's Star" by James Hamilton. Unfortunately the sequel, "Judas Unchained," wasn't as good.
2007-05-16 17:01:23 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do like Orson Scott Card, but, not familiar with the other two. I also like Gregg Bear.
2007-05-16 16:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by NoLifeSigns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Micheal Crichton
2007-05-16 17:33:39 · answer #7 · answered by Professor Sheed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a tossup between Asimov. Heinlein. Niven and Clarke.
All the rest are also-rans.
2007-05-16 16:55:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ray Bradbury is cool.
2007-05-16 16:51:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋