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Top 10 New Sci-Fi/SF Authors?

Posted by Cliff on from the rate-the-new-talent dept.

Dukebytes asks: "I am looking for the new RAH/Piers Anthony/Roger Zelazny/Weis & Hickman etc..., of the world. I have read just about everything I could find on King Aurthur, all of the Dragon Lance stuff, and all or most of the 'old school' hardcore. I don't know, I have maybe 4000 books at home, most of them Scifi/SF. I am looking for some new stuff. I haven't bought any kind of book other than techie for more than 2 years. I just keep reading the ones that I have over and over and over. What are you guys reading? If it is a series, please list ALL of the books in it!"

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  1. The new Piers Anthony? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why would we need another Piers Anthony? He shits out more crap ion one year than any 8 other authors!

  2. My favorite New Sci-Fi author by pogen · · Score: 4, Funny

    EuroSeti.

  3. Re:Too many goofs by Wonko42 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yeah, that totally ruined it for me. After I read that bit, I threw the book at the wall and grabbed the phone to warn my friends not to read it. I bought "cryptonomiconsucks.com" and called in sick to work the next day so I could spend the day putting together a website warning the rest of the world not to read the book as well.

    That weekend, I went to the local Barnes and Noble and picketed in front of the "S" section. I posted several scathing reviews on Amazon.com under various pseudonyms and spent most of Sunday digging up Neal Stephenson's home phone number, after which I prank-called him for a good six hours straight.

    I wrote a letter to my congressman as well, and I strongly urge you to do the same! If we don't fight the rising tide of inaccurate astronomical navigation references in modern science fiction, then who will?