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I am: Ursula K. LeGuin
Perhaps the most admired writing talent in the science fiction field.
One of my favorite authors (and my favorite sci-fi author)
"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
-BokononComment
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I am: Alfred Bester
A pyrotechnic talent who put only a small portion of his energy into writing.
I don't even know this guy.
My favorite is Lem by a long shot.Comment
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I am: Jerry Pournelle
This old-fashioned writer may be the most unapologetic capitalist in the field. He has also been influential in many other fields, from space policy to the computer industry.
I don't read much science fiction.. is this good?In da butt.
"Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
"God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.Comment
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Hoorah. I was expecting Le Guin or Disch, but I'm very happy with Sam the Man with the Plan.Attached FilesVive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915Comment
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I am: Hal Clement (Harry C. Stubbs)
A quiet and underrated master of "hard science" fiction who, among other things, foresaw integrated circuits back in the 1940s.
And i always thought i was a pea in a pod with Phillip.K.Dick
'The very basis of the liberal idea – the belief of individual freedom is what causes the chaos' - William Kristol, son of the founder of neo-conservitivism, talking about neo-con ideology and its agenda for you.info here. prove me wrong.
Bush's Republican=Neo-con for all intent and purpose. be afraid.Comment
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I am: James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice B. Sheldon)
In the 1970s she was perhaps the most memorable, and one of the most popular, short story writers. Her real life was as fantastic as her fiction.
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Philip Jose' Farmer!?!
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Psycop!Originally posted by Sir Ralph
I am: Alfred Bester
A pyrotechnic talent who put only a small portion of his energy into writing.
I don't even know this guy.
My favorite is Lem by a long shot.
I've allways wanted to play "Russ Meyer's Civilization"Comment
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Farmer. He wrote the Dayworld series. I got him too.Founder of The Glory of War, CHAMPIONS OF APOLYTON!!!
'92 & '96 Perot, '00 & '04 Bush, '08 & '12 Obama, '16 Clinton, '20 Biden, '24 HarrisComment
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I am so thrilled the internet polling community is able to distill ones personality into almost any paradigm. The insights to human knowledge gained from such polls as "What Star Wars Character Are You?" and "Which 2004 American Presidential Candidate (Early Primary Season) Are You?" will keep psychologists and sociologists busy for years.
Oh, and...
I am: Philip José Farmer
This prolific author brings surprising depths to he-man adventure tales, and broke science fiction's prudery barrier.
Not bad.
Last edited by JohnT; June 3, 2005, 08:57.Comment
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Yes, but I think he works better in collaberation with Larry Niven. You might want to check out their Mote in Gods Eye (grand, wide space opera) and Footfall (Earth gets invaded by stupid aliens - Harry Turtledove stole this idea and moved it back 30 years for his Worldwar books) for starters.Originally posted by Pekka
I am: Jerry Pournelle
This old-fashioned writer may be the most unapologetic capitalist in the field. He has also been influential in many other fields, from space policy to the computer industry.
I don't read much science fiction.. is this good?Comment
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Originally posted by JohnT
Oh, and...
Not bad.
He's written books with sexy bits in them.
Bad man.
I did like the first few Riverworld books though....
Although that said, my S.F. optimal persona wrote a notoriously filthy book called 'Tides of Lust' which I daren't even provide a link to, because some mods might think I'm a mammy-ramming porno pirate pervo.
Not that I'm thinking of anyone in particular...Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915Comment
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Sir Ralph: Bester is awesome! Read The Demolished Man and The Stars My Destination now!!
As for me:
I am: Cordwainer Smith (Paul M.A. Linebarger)
This inimitably unique storyteller created a future with so many deep layers of history that all the world we know is practically lost in it.
Never read him, but now I'm curious...Comment
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