What Writer Dream Team Collaboration Would You Like to See?

[J-Sun]

MIND MELD: SF/F Writing Dream Teams

We've had threads on actual SF/F collaborations such as Kuttner/Moore, Pohl/Kornbluth, and Niven/Pournelle. What hypothetical collaborative team would you like to see added to the list?

I probably most enjoyed Kari Sperring's funny response although I've seen the "William and Edgar Rice Burroughs" thing before - still, her riffs and additions were great. But I have to say I basically agree with James Bloomer's response, down to most of the specifics regarding Sterling/Gibson's The Difference Engine. But they did collaborate on the "Red Star, Winter Orbit" story which wasn't bad. Either way, I can't seem to think of a team but I found the idea interesting and liked reading the replies so thought I'd see what Chronners could add.

 

[clovis-man]

Banks/Reynolds would be interesting, but I don't see those two egos co-existing in a collaborative effort.

 

[dask]

Jack Vance and Philip Jose Farmer.

 

[Christopher Lee]

Stephen King and Elmore Leonard. A chatty, dialogue driven horror nightmare!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

In reponse to the first post, I might point out that Philip Jose Farmer wrote a story that blends the style of William Burroughs with the subject matter of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

"The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod"

http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?43701

This thread in general reminds me of Ellison's collection of collaborations Partners in Wonder. In his introduction, he regrets not having collaborated with a female writer, citing LeGuin and Russ among others. Although it is difficult for me to imagine what it would be like, I would love to see something that Joanna Russ and Harlan Ellison might have come up with, no doubt with a lot of argument.

Robert Sheckley working with John Sladek would have been fascinating, and might have produced the greatest work of satire in SF.