This is a disappointing thread. The guy has 4,000 books, so he probably has the very popular, obvious stuff that has been repeated in just about every reply.
My recommended authors aren't new I guess but I never hear folks talk about them. I'll broaden the question a bit to "genre" books.
Military Sci-Fi
Life During Wartime by Lucius Shephard
Reminds me of Gibson's line about how to write about the future: write about today, but with all the knobs turned up. Imagine Iran/Contra, Pepsi/Coke, Black Ops with psychics.
Armor by John Steakley
Sadly, his only other book (Vampire$) was made into such a shit movie that you may have been scared away by this page turner that is one of the overlooked Bug vs Mechanized Infantry books.
Helm by Steven Gould (no, not the scientist)
mmm, maybe not military sci fi, since it is a feudal culture, but they are the legacy of post apocalypse earth. Descriptive martial arts (aikido) scenes and good intrigue.
The Matador Trilogy by Steve Perry (no not the singer from Journey)
This is definitely mind candy. Good for the commute to work. Good martial arts. Fun technology. For something a little more chewy, he co-wrote (with Michael Reaves) 2 hard to find books called Hellstar and Dome, which explore the lives of people living in closed communities, the first in a deep space mission, and the second in an underwater city/science station. hmmm, maybe thematically owes a debt to James Whites books, All Judgment Fled and The Watch Below. BTW, word for the wary, the characters in the Matador books have sex with anything--animals, kids, mutants.
Arthurian Legend
Think you've got 'em all, eh? How about Poul Andersons translation of The Hrolf Kraki Saga? Dunno how it really stands up academically. The saga was recently translated again by J. Byock, but I ain't read it yet. Ok, so maybe it owes more to Beowulf, but Anderson's treatment is Arthurian.
Cyberpunk
Ha ha, is it really a genre? When I look at the canons people write up for this category, I get as confused as I do when I look at a compilation of "Goth" music.
Anyhoo, I just read James Patrick Kelly's Wildlife and I think it meets Gibson's criteria for scifi. I must have blinked when it first issued, cuz I totally missed it.
Just off the top of my head. I really want to add more, but dinner calls.
Slashdot Mirror
In related news, not long ago The Feederz reissued one of their better LP's: Teachers in Space.
This is a disappointing thread. The guy has 4,000 books, so he probably has the very popular, obvious stuff that has been repeated in just about every reply.
My recommended authors aren't new I guess but I never hear folks talk about them. I'll broaden the question a bit to "genre" books.
Military Sci-Fi
Life During Wartime by Lucius ShephardReminds me of Gibson's line about how to write about the future: write about today, but with all the knobs turned up. Imagine Iran/Contra, Pepsi/Coke, Black Ops with psychics.
Armor by John SteakleySadly, his only other book (Vampire$) was made into such a shit movie that you may have been scared away by this page turner that is one of the overlooked Bug vs Mechanized Infantry books.
Helm by Steven Gould (no, not the scientist)mmm, maybe not military sci fi, since it is a feudal culture, but they are the legacy of post apocalypse earth. Descriptive martial arts (aikido) scenes and good intrigue.
The Matador Trilogy by Steve Perry (no not the singer from Journey)This is definitely mind candy. Good for the commute to work. Good martial arts. Fun technology. For something a little more chewy, he co-wrote (with Michael Reaves) 2 hard to find books called Hellstar and Dome, which explore the lives of people living in closed communities, the first in a deep space mission, and the second in an underwater city/science station. hmmm, maybe thematically owes a debt to James Whites books, All Judgment Fled and The Watch Below. BTW, word for the wary, the characters in the Matador books have sex with anything--animals, kids, mutants.
Arthurian LegendThink you've got 'em all, eh? How about Poul Andersons translation of The Hrolf Kraki Saga? Dunno how it really stands up academically. The saga was recently translated again by J. Byock, but I ain't read it yet. Ok, so maybe it owes more to Beowulf, but Anderson's treatment is Arthurian.
CyberpunkHa ha, is it really a genre? When I look at the canons people write up for this category, I get as confused as I do when I look at a compilation of "Goth" music.
Anyhoo, I just read James Patrick Kelly's Wildlife and I think it meets Gibson's criteria for scifi. I must have blinked when it first issued, cuz I totally missed it.
Just off the top of my head. I really want to add more, but dinner calls.