I have heard these SF authors called the greatest SF Author of all time;Philip K.Dick,Gene Wolfe and Ray Bradbury.

[Jo Zebedee]

Ah okay, should have read the rules better, Im not good with rules

Neither am I but I like being around here enough to behave (mostly )

 

[nixie]

Did we have the same gran? Sighthill in Glasgow for mine, are we related?

Possible Park for mum's side.

 

[JJewel]

Neither am I but I like being around here enough to behave (mostly )

Viva le Revolution! Down with the establishment!

 

[BAYLOR]

Or a Tarantino version, a group of thugs on the run hijack an aircraft to the Mountains of Madness? Tekeli-li!!

Id gladly pay money too see that version ! Kill Cthulhu Volumes 1 and volume 2.

How about At the Mountains of of Madness A Michal Bay film . It will have Transfomers in it.

I also want see a Michael Bay version The Martian Chronicles .

 

[JJewel]

Kill Cthulhu Volumes 1 & 2, comedy genius

What about Reservoir Ghouls ?

 

[BAYLOR]

Kill Cthulhu Volumes 1 & 2, comedy genius

What about Reservoir Ghouls ?

Awesome !

Necronomicon Fiction

 

[Vince W]

Not to open a can of worms but increasingly I read women-written sf which was invisible when I was young. Much more to my taste, unapologetic about writing about people. So I’ll add Pat Cadigan and Lois McMaster Bujold

Jo, do you mean Pat Cadigan and Lois McMaster Bujold were invisible in the 80s? Probably not. But they are terrific writers. I'm a huge fan of Pat Cadigan's cyberpunk novels.

 

[Vince W]

Id gladly pay money too see that version ! Kill Cthulhu Volumes 1 and volume 2.

How about At the Mountains of of Madness A Michal Bay film . It will have Transfomers in it.

I also want see a Michael Bay version The Martian Chronicles .

I have to disagree. I don't like Tarantino's films generally. Lovecraft was rather nuanced and Tarantino is a say it with a wrecking ball filmmaker.

And if Bay ever went anywhere near The Martian Chronicles it would be a travesty of earthshattering proportions.

 

[JJewel]

Jo, do you mean Pat Cadigan and Lois McMaster Bujold were invisible in the 80s? Probably not. But they are terrific writers. I'm a huge fan of Pat Cadigan's cyberpunk novels.

Shhhh Vince not a good subject, no no no!

 

[JJewel]

I have to disagree. I don't like Tarantino's films generally. Lovecraft was rather nuanced and Tarantino is a say it with a wrecking ball filmmaker.

And if Bay ever went anywhere near The Martian Chronicles it would be a travesty of earthshattering proportions.

Wow say it how it is man, dont hide your feelings
And you dont like Tarantino movies? have you been feeling okay recently?
Although Bay doing anything but postman pat is a mistake tbh

 

[BAYLOR]

I have to disagree. I don't like Tarantino's films generally. Lovecraft was rather nuanced and Tarantino is a say it with a wrecking ball filmmaker.

And if Bay ever went anywhere near The Martian Chronicles it would be a travesty of earthshattering proportions.

Vince , I wasn't being serious . Though I would be intrigued to see Bay's take on Something Wicked this way Comes and Dandelion Wine.

 

[Vince W]

Vince , I wasn't being serious . Though I would be intrigued to see Bay's take on Something Wicked this way Comes and Dandelion Wine.

That's a huge relief. I don't see how Bay could get the explosion per minute high enough for either of those stories.

 

[hitmouse]

@Dave Vicks re: your original question. Where have you heard this? It sounds like spurious clickbait to me.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Jo, do you mean Pat Cadigan and Lois McMaster Bujold were invisible in the 80s? Probably not. But they are terrific writers. I'm a huge fan of Pat Cadigan's cyberpunk novels.

I never came across either until much later. In the 80s my reading was dominated by male sf authors - the women had to be sought out and i wouldn’t have known where to search as a reader who mostly accessed the genre from mainstream outlets (Bujold still isn’t published in the U.K.) in fact when I wrote Abendau it didn’t occur to me I could have written the story about the female twin - now I would have explored that more deeply (although suspect I’d still settle on the male character)

 

[Vince W]

I never came across either until much later. In the 80s my reading was dominated by male sf authors - the women had to be sought out and i wouldn’t have known where to search as a reader who mostly accessed the genre from mainstream outlets (Bujold still isn’t published in the U.K.) in fact when I wrote Abendau it didn’t occur to me I could have written the story about the female twin - now I would have explored that more deeply (although suspect I’d still settle on the male character)

Thanks for the clarification. I guess I was lucky to have had them to read early on. Cadigan especially was required reading for anyone interested in the cyberpunk genre IMO. I also read Elizabeth Moon early in her career I guess. I thought her The Deed of Paksinarrion trilogy was one of the best fantasies I ever read, not to mention her outstanding science fiction. I need to head over to the Memorable Epic Fantasy thread.

 

[Dave Vicks]

A really good Female SF Author is Nancy Kress.

 

[Brian G Turner]

I have heard these SF authors called the greatest SF Author of all time;Philip K.Dick,Gene Wolfe and Ray Bradbury

Are you asking because you are looking for something new to read, or because you want an objective list?

 

[Danny McG]

Although Bay doing anything but postman pat is a mistake tbh

Mike Disa did it sublimely IMO, one of the last decades greatest fill-ums

 

[Randy M.]

Vince , I wasn't being serious . Though I would be intrigued to see Bay's take on Something Wicked this way Comes and Dandelion Wine.

That's a huge relief. I don't see how Bay could get the explosion per minute high enough for either of those stories.

Something Wicked this Way Booms

Scene 1: The former lightning rod salesman, now a munitions dealer, comes into focus ...

 

[Vince W]

Something Wicked this Way Booms

Scene 1: The former lightning rod salesman, now a munitions dealer, comes into focus ...

*groan*