I can't believe that no-one has mentioned Harry Harrison or Alan Steele.
Harrison's "Stainless Steele Rat" and "Bill the Galactic Hero" novels both present very interesting political ideas wrapped up in very comedic packaging. If you like DNA, give Harrison a try (especially his early stuff).
Steele's novels "Orbital Decay" and "Lunar Descent" give a very workaday look at what life on the frontier might really be like in a few years. Very realistic stuff.
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I can't believe that no-one has mentioned Harry Harrison or Alan Steele.
Harrison's "Stainless Steele Rat" and "Bill the Galactic Hero" novels both present very interesting political ideas wrapped up in very comedic packaging. If you like DNA, give Harrison a try (especially his early stuff).
Steele's novels "Orbital Decay" and "Lunar Descent" give a very workaday look at what life on the frontier might really be like in a few years. Very realistic stuff.