Also I am in the middle of reading the Peter Hamilton saga (6 book series). It is overly long but worth a read. It's also pre-2000.Still a good list.How about Kevin Anderson - I think he is one of the best out there.
I don't think you can count someone as a "great scifi author" if they are writing a book-for-hire that happens to us the most popular fictional setting and characters in the history of mankind. They may be great authors, but to be on any list, it should be for works that come out of their own imagination, not telling new tales about Luke and Han.
I liked Broken Angels more than Altered Carbon, but it just seemed really different and off, with the whole aliens and stuff. It was a big leap from the normal detective theme. He should have made a it a spinoff type series while still staying in the same universe, but with a different lead character.
Chiang is far more talented than almost all of the others. In fact, I've read and appreciate almost everyone on the list, but find his comments totally off. Stross is someone I would like to write, but his seemingly growing weaknesses have become something I can't continue to ignore. The best writer on the list is, for me, Marusek (based on Counting Heads and some short stories) and I can't help but think that the author of this list just didn't get it. Marusek's book is far better than anything Stross has written, in so many ways, and this guy thinks it's a utopia? And Richard Morgan is another man whose talents have been pushed to the point where they're snapping back to mediocre territory. The best sci fi doesn't still doesn't get the fans it deserves.
icantseeyouJun 16, 2007
Also I am in the middle of reading the Peter Hamilton saga (6 book series). It is overly long but worth a read. It's also pre-2000.Still a good list.How about Kevin Anderson - I think he is one of the best out there.
Closed AccountJun 16, 2007
No Harry Turtledove?What the hell is wrong with this list??
icantseeyouJun 16, 2007
An amazing list - I just ordered 5 books. I didn't even realize who wrote this list until the end.
arcane14Jun 16, 2007
Have to agree about Bester. And I'm going to throw Neil Gaiman's name out there, especially for American Gods.
tigrouJun 16, 2007
You are kidding. Say you're kidding...
synthosJun 16, 2007
If this is about the 00s.... Where's Jesus on that list? His book was AWESOME. Check your nearest motel or church for a copy.
blackoperJun 17, 2007
Ben Bova should be on this list
scottsiglerJun 17, 2007
I don't think you can count someone as a "great scifi author" if they are writing a book-for-hire that happens to us the most popular fictional setting and characters in the history of mankind. They may be great authors, but to be on any list, it should be for works that come out of their own imagination, not telling new tales about Luke and Han.
justice101Jun 11, 2008
I liked Broken Angels more than Altered Carbon, but it just seemed really different and off, with the whole aliens and stuff. It was a big leap from the normal detective theme. He should have made a it a spinoff type series while still staying in the same universe, but with a different lead character.
hissirSep 25, 2008
Chiang is far more talented than almost all of the others. In fact, I've read and appreciate almost everyone on the list, but find his comments totally off. Stross is someone I would like to write, but his seemingly growing weaknesses have become something I can't continue to ignore. The best writer on the list is, for me, Marusek (based on Counting Heads and some short stories) and I can't help but think that the author of this list just didn't get it. Marusek's book is far better than anything Stross has written, in so many ways, and this guy thinks it's a utopia? And Richard Morgan is another man whose talents have been pushed to the point where they're snapping back to mediocre territory. The best sci fi doesn't still doesn't get the fans it deserves.