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- John Scalzi. Primary genres: Science Fiction. Debut novel: Old Man's War (2005) Notable works: Redshirts (2012), The Collapsing Empire (2017), The Kaiju Preservation Society (2022)
- Alastair Reynolds. Primary genres: Science Fiction. Debut novel: Revelation Space (2000) Notable works: Century Rain (2004), Terminal World (2010), Blue Remembered Earth (2012), Revenger (2016)
- Peter F. Hamilton. Primary genres: Science Fiction. Debut novel: Mindstar Rising (1993) Notable works: Pandora's Star (2004), The Dreaming Void (2007), Salvation (2018)
- James S. A. Corey. Primary genres: Science Fiction. Debut novel: Leviathan Wakes (2011) Notable works: Gods of Risk (2012), Honor Among Thieves: Star Wars Legends (2014), The Churn (2014)
Aug 30, 2021 · Best Modern Science Fiction Authors. August 30, 2021 List, Modern. There are plenty of old masters of science fiction, including Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, Le Guin, and so on. But let’s give some of the more recent writers some props.
- Peter Cawdron
- Becky Chambers
- Blake Crouch
- Mary Robinette Kowal
- Annalee Newitz
- H. C. H. Ritz
- Daniel Suarez
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- David Walton
- Martha Wells
Peter Cawdronis an Australian author who specializes in hard science fiction. He lives in Brisbane with his wife and three children. Goodreads lists sixty-one books he’s written, making him by far the most prolific of this crop of new writers listed here. Retrograde (Retrograde #1) ★★★★★ – What life on Mars would really be like Reentry (Retrograde ...
Becky Chambersself-published the first novel in her four-book Wayfarers series after raising the needed funds on Kickstarter. Following the publication of the series’s third book, she won the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2017. She lives with her wife in California. After a standalone novel, she inaugurated a new series featuring characters known a...
Colorado-based author Blake Crouch has written seventeen novels, many of which have been adapted or are in the process of adaptation for film and television. Pines – Wayward Pines #1 (2012) 320 pages ★★★★☆ – A truly original work of speculative fiction Wayward – Wayward Pines Trilogy #2 (2012) 400 pages ★★★★☆ – Paradise lost in a small Idaho town T...
Mary Robinette Kowal has published more than a dozen science fiction novels and numerous short stories, winning her a slew of literary awards. The most recent of those awards were the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards for her novel The Calculating Stars. She is also a puppeteer and voice actor. Kowal is currently the president of the Science Fiction a...
Berkeley, California-based author Annalee Newitz is a prolific writer whose works include several attention-getting nonfiction books as well as three science fiction novels to date. They—Newitz uses the pronouns they, their, theirs—also write extensively for mainstream media outlets such as the New York Times as well as their own blog. Autonomous ★...
Mississippian-turned-Texan H. C. H. Ritz, who goes by Hilary, was a web designer before turning to writing. She lives in Houston with her spouse (“a wonderful human being”) and her son. She is the author of three science fiction novels. Absence of Mind ★★★★★– In an unusually original sci-fi techno-thriller, technology meets neuroscience The Robin H...
Los Angeles-based Daniel Suarez is a former systems analyst with Fortune 1000 clients. He possesses a solid background in science and technology, training that infuses the technothrillers that are his trademark. Kill Decision ★★★★☆ – Killer drones menace the USA in this military technothriller Delta-V ★★★★★ – A brilliant hard science fiction novel ...
Adrian Tchaikovsky is a British science fiction and fantasy author who has written twenty novels. He uses role-playing games, including live action role-playing, in constructing his stories. He won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Children of Timein 2016. Children of Time (Children of Time #1) ★★★★★ – Accelerated evolution is the theme in a superior ...
David Walton has written eight science fiction novels as well as a long list of short stories. His debut as a novelist, Terminal Mind, won the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Original Paperback in 2009. And his 2017 novel, The Genius Plague, won the John W. Campbell Award for Best Novel. Walton lives in Philadelphia with his wife and seven children. ...
Martha Well‘s first two novels were published in 1993 and 1995, but all those she’s written later have appeared since 2002. Although she’s been getting attention for her writing since the early days of her career, Wells’ profile rose substantially in 2017 with the publication of All Systems Red, the inaugural entry in the Murderbot Diaries, which g...
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Jul 19, 2021 · The 2021 crop of the best science fiction books features a "deliciously pulpy" space opera, a time travel story for young adults, and a cacophonous tale of talking animals. What they all have in common is that they are by debut authors, says Tom Hunter: they represent a new generation of sci fi writing. Interview by Cal Flyn, Deputy Editor
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