Currently I'm still reading A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. Following that are Queen of Swords by Judith Tarr and Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott. I must say that at the rate I'm going, getting through A Game of Thrones will take a while but thankfully I renewed my library books for a few more weeks. (^_^)
After noting that I've been reading mostly fantasy and historical fiction lately, I've decided to add some science fiction to my reading list. A few fantasy authors I hadn't heard of before or hadn't had the chance to read yet also made the cut. I've compiled these authors from several websites, including those recommended by my public library. Most likely I won't be able to read all of them but I like having variety. and there are many subgenres within SF. Science fiction is a new genre for me, both in terms of reading and writing so this will be a bit of an adventure! This list is as follows (alphabetically):
Oi, that's a lot of authors! When I started searching, I really wanted about 10-15 but obviously I found a lot more! In any case, I have lot of material now and hopefully I'll learn more about the SF genre.After noting that I've been reading mostly fantasy and historical fiction lately, I've decided to add some science fiction to my reading list. A few fantasy authors I hadn't heard of before or hadn't had the chance to read yet also made the cut. I've compiled these authors from several websites, including those recommended by my public library. Most likely I won't be able to read all of them but I like having variety. and there are many subgenres within SF. Science fiction is a new genre for me, both in terms of reading and writing so this will be a bit of an adventure! This list is as follows (alphabetically):
- Douglas Adams
- Isaac Asimov
- Iain Banks
- Alfred Bester
- Ray Bradbury
- David Brin
- Lous Master Bujold
- Jim Butcher
- Orson Scott Card
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Philip K. Dick
- Gordon R. Dickson
- Stephen Donaldson
- David Eddings
- Harlan Ellison
- Steven Eriksen
- Philip Jose Farmer
- David Gerrold
- William Gibson
- Terry Goodkind
- Peter Hamilton
- Harry Harrison
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Frank Herbert
- Robert Jordan
- Guy Gavriel Kay
- Gregory Keyes
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Stanislaw Lem
- Laurie Marks
- Elizabeth Moon
- Larry Niven
- Frederick Pohl
- Terry Pratchett
- Karl Schroeder
- Robert Silverberg
- Dan Simmons
- E.E. "Doc" Smith
- Neal Stephenson
- Theodore Sturgeon
- Harry Turtledove
- Jack Vance
- Jules Verne
- David Weber
- H.G. Wells
- Tad Williams
- Jack Williamson
- Connie Willis
- Gene Wolfe
- Roger Zelanzy
Now how about some appropriate mood music to go along with this science fiction collection? Personally when in a SF writing mood I tend to listen to/be inspired by: Juno Reactor, The Prodigy, KMFDM, early Powerman 5000 (not the recent punk stuff), Vapor Transmission by Orgy (although several songs from Candyass and Punk Statik Paranoia work well too), Amphibious Assault, Linkin Park, Razed in Black, and electronica-influenced Japanese musicians such as Takuya Angel, DJ SiSeN, Schwarz Stein, and GPKISM. If you have any suggestions, please let me know! I love mood music!
