Just for the record, LeGuin's novel is entitled "The Dispossessed". But I
agree that it's a great book.
Just reread Asimov's "The Gods Themselves" two weeks ago. My favorite of
his books, I stopped reading them when he started combining them into one
mish mash of a future history.
Whoever said Zelazny was one of their favorites, full agreement here. Lord
of Light is probably my all time favorite sf work.
Another current author worth checking out is Lois McMaster Bujold. She
rights very fast moving, *very* readable sf novels (the whole Vorkosigan
series, I'd recommend reading them in order) and has one excellent fantasy:
The Spirit Ring.
For current fantasy, I really like Stephen Brust, though he can be uneven.
Still, if you're a fan of the The Three Musketeers then his book The Phoenix
Guards is absolutely hilarious.
And Rachel: I'm afraid I can't speak to you any more now that I know you
don't like Tolkien :).
Jay Miller
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> I prefer Science Fantasy to Science Fiction (Marion Zimmer
> Bradley, Anne
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I'm the same way. I don't keep up with all the new authors, but someone
needs to mention Larry Niven (his "known space" series is the one that
taught me the acronym "tanstaafl") and Ursula K. LeGuin ("The Unpossessed"
is one of my favourite books of all time; unfortunately she wasn't very
prolific).
And of course an obeisance to Isaac Asimov. I can honestly say I think I've
read all his science-fiction novels and short stories. H. G. Wells and Jules
Verne should not be forgotten either.
Amongst the more recent authors I've encountered, I always recommend C. J.
Cherryh (try "Downbelow Station" and "Cyteen") and Kim Stanley Robinson
("Red Mars", "Green Mars", "Blue Mars" - an excellent description of what
problems a new society might run into on Mars)
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