Great SCIENCE FICTION Authors who are still alive?

[Dave Vicks]

Paolo Bacigalupi

 

[Dave Vicks]

Nancy Kress.

 

[BAYLOR]

Spider Robinson

 

[Ogma]

Vernor Vinge

 

[BAYLOR]

Norman Spinrad

 

[Rodders]

Allen Steele. I really enjoyed his Coyote books.

 

[Vince W]

Norman Spinrad

Yes. I almost always enjoy Spinrad. One that doesn't get enough respect because of it's unfortunate timing is Russian Spring.

 

[Montero]

Another one for Vernor Vinge.
David Brin
Lois McMaster Bujold - she has semi-retired AND she's won several Hugos....

 

[williamjm]

Lois McMaster Bujold - she has semi-retired AND she's won several Hugos....

Her semi-retirement has been more prolific than some authors who are supposedly writing full time.

In addition to many of those mentioned above I'd also add Ian McDonald.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

James Gunn first started publishing SF in 1949 and is still going strong.

 

[Dave Vicks]

Connie Willis keeps winning awards.

 

[BigBadBob141]

Larry Niven.
John Varley.

 

[Bick]

Bova is a great writer , one of the very best.

Sadly no longer appropriate for this thread

 

[BAYLOR]

Sadly no longer appropriate for this thread

Indeed.

 

[BAYLOR]

Glen Cook
Verner Vinge
Joan Vinge

 

[BAYLOR]

Didn't Jack Williamson live to 98?

Yes he did.

One of the best writers of all time. He came up the terms Genetic Engineering and Terraforming.

Opps , I just noticed posted three times in a row rather than in one post. Sorry.

 

[Bick]

Opps , I just noticed posted three times in a row rather than in one post. Sorry.

With a new member, that would be 'post-padding' Baylor, but you're part of the furniture, so I'm sure no one will mind! And I posted here purely to comment on you posting, and that's doubtless worse, so now you're definitely off the hook.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

James Gunn first started publishing SF in 1949 and is still going strong.

Unfortunately, this is no longer true.

With great sadness. - Kij Johnson

This morning, James Gunn passed on at the age of 97. We’re not sure of what, but it probably was congestive heart failure. He went […]

kijjohnson.com

 

[Extollager]

More about James Gunn:

Black Gate » Articles » James E. Gunn, July 12, 1923 – December 23, 2020

 

[hitmouse]

This is gradually (and sadly) morphing into the Which Great SF Writers Have Just Slipped Off the Mortal Coil? thread.