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Larry Niven
My
introduction into the world of hard science fiction. I like
Larry because of his strange settings and original aliens.
Nobody has created a more original and well thought out species
like the Puppeteers. My favorite Niven novels:
Ringworld
Ringworld
Engineers
The
Legacy of Heorot (with Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes)
Inferno
(with Jerry Pournelle)
Footfall
(with Jerry Pournelle)
James
P. Hogan
I discovered
Hogan through a Literature of Science Fiction class in college.
James is a true hard science writer and shares my view on how humanity
uses science and technology as a scapegoat for their own stupidity.
Inherit
the Stars
The
Gentle Giants of Ganymede
Bug
Park (this would make a great Spielberg movie!)
The
Genesis Machine
Orson
Scott Card
I love
his character development and aliens in the Ender series.
Ender's
Game
Speaker
for the Dead
Xenocide
Children
of the Mind
Robert
L. Forward
Saturn
Rukh (great creatures living in the skies of Saturn)
Anne
McCaffrey
Love all of her Dragonriders
of Pern books. There's too many to list.
Micheal
Crichton
Jurassic
Park (despite Malcolm and his stupid views)
Jean
M. Auel
Out side of my normal reading genre, and a little too much description,
but her books and characters are engaging.
The
Clan of the Cave Bear
Valley
of Horses
The
Mammoth Hunters
Plains
of Passage (despite a brief romp into the absurd)
The
Shelters of Stone (weak plot, but have to recomend it for the
characterization)
J. K.
Rowling
I'm a late comer into the Harry Potter craze, but glad I finally
made it.
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire
A. C.
Crispin
Loved her entire Starbridge
series. Hope more are on the way.
Ben Bova
Moonrise
Moonwar
Alan
Dean Foster
Quozl
Nor
Crystal Tears
John
J. Rust
John's work has a Tom Clancy feel, which adds an interesting dimension
in his first novel, a superhero thriller. He creates a unique
fantasy environment with a strong foothold in the down and dirty
real world.
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