Authors you can’t go wrong with, part 6
This list continues from part 5. It contains 60 authors, and I’m going to call it done for now.
Ray Bradbury
Bradbury’s masterpiece is a linked sequence of stories set on Mars, where humans are colonizing despite the Martian inhabitants.
- Masterpiece
- The Martian Chronicles
- Great book
- Fahrenheit 451
- Good book
- Dandelion Wine
David Brin
Both of Brin’s books I’ve read so far are almost masterpieces.
- Great books
- Kiln People
- The Postman
Ted Chiang
Chiang is not very prolific and he’s only published short stories — but every story is a masterpiece.
- Masterpiece
- Stories of Your Life and Others (collection)
A. C. Crispin
Crispin’s masterpiece takes place after Star Trek VI, when Sarek’s first wife Amanda is dying.
- Masterpiece
- Star Trek
- Sarek
- Star Trek
- Great books
- Star Trek
- Yesterday’s Son
- Time for Yesterday
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- The Eyes of the Beholders
- Star Trek
Michael Jan Friedman
Friedman was also the writer of the Star Trek: The Next Generation comic book for many years.
- Masterpieces
- Star Trek
- Double, Double
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- A Call to Darkness
- Death in Winter
- Star Trek
- Great books
- Star Trek
- Legacy
- Faces of Fire
- The Disinherited (with Peter David & Robert Greenberger)
- Shadows on the Sun
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Doomsday World (with Carmen Carter, Peter David & Robert Greenberger)
- Fortune’s Light
- Requiem (with Kevin Ryan)
- Reunion
- Crossover
- Kahless
- The Captain’s Table — Dujonian’s Hoard
- The Modala Imperative (graphic novel)
- Star Trek
- Good books
- Star Trek
- My Brother’s Keeper — Republic
- My Brother’s Keeper — Constitution
- My Brother’s Keeper — Enterprise
- Star Trek: Stargazer
- Oblivion
- Star Trek
William Gibson
Gibson is known for being a pioneer in the cyberpunk genre — he invented the word “cyberspace.”
- Great book
- Pattern Recognition
- Good books
- Burning Chrome (collection)
- Neuromancer
Joe Haldeman
Several of Haldeman’s books stem from his experience in the Vietnam War.
- Great books
- The Forever War
- The Accidental Time Machine
- Good books
- Forever Peace
- Forever Free
Barbara Hambly
Hambly wrote fantasy for many years but now writes mainly mystery and historical fiction.
- Masterpieces
- Star Trek
- Ishmael
- Winterlands
- Dragonsbane
- Star Trek
- Great books
- Star Trek
- Ghost-Walker
- Crossroad
- Darwath
- The Time of the Dark
- The Walls of Air
- The Armies of Daylight
- Sun Wolf and Starhawk
- The Ladies of Mandrigyn
- The Witches of Wenshar
- The Dark Hand of Magic
- Winterlands
- Dragonshadow
- Knight of the Demon Queen
- Dragonstar
- The Windrose Chronicles
- The Silent Tower
- The Silicon Mage
- Dog Wizard
- Search the Seven Hills
- Star Trek
J. Gregory Keyes
Keyes also publishes under the name Greg Keyes, and has written science fiction and fantasy outside the Babylon 5 universe.
- Masterpiece
- Babylon 5
- Final Reckoning — The Fate of Bester
- Babylon 5
- Great books
- Babylon 5
- Dark Genesis — The Birth of the Psi Cops
- Deadly Relations — Bester Ascendant
- Babylon 5
Jack McDevitt
McDevitt’s science fiction is highly entertaining — you’ll end up in a different place than you expected.
- Great books
- Ancient Shores
- Eternity Road
August 8th, 2015 at 7:31 am
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