Gregory Benford
A master literary stylist who is also a working scientist.
Which Science Fiction Writer are you?
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Sorus
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I can live with that, though I don't know how well it matches my answers.William Gibson
The chief instigator of the "cyberpunk" wave of the 1980s, his razzle-dazzle futuristic intrigues were, for a while, the most imitated work in science fiction.
Oh, a change is coming, feel these doors now closing
Is there no world for tomorrow, if we wait for today?
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Because these quizzes tend to just count up answers and add those to various sections, if you split your answers between a bunch of different 'groups' you can end up with one author who you're not necessarily that close to.
Not to mention that the questions themselves may not aim that well at the core of the author's work
You might be aware of that already, but hey, why not mention it right?
Not to mention that the questions themselves may not aim that well at the core of the author's work
You might be aware of that already, but hey, why not mention it right?
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William Gibson
The chief instigator of the "cyberpunk" wave of the 1980s, his razzle-dazzle futuristic intrigues were, for a while, the most imitated work in science fiction.
This is cool. I liked his books.
The chief instigator of the "cyberpunk" wave of the 1980s, his razzle-dazzle futuristic intrigues were, for a while, the most imitated work in science fiction.
This is cool. I liked his books.
It was the fetid halitus of the most diseased mortality condensed to its essence and elevated to the transcendence of prophecy, promise, suzerain truth—the definitive commandment of darkness.
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Gibson. 
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
-George Steiner
Ha! I'm Ayn Rand, which I have mixed feelings about.
Spoiler
ays, her version of libertarianism is very credible, but other times, I think Rourke is a jerk first, and that his talent doesn't come from his being a jerk, it's just a lucky coincidence for him. I mean, rourke would be starving on the streets if he was a erk who also had no talent.
"Humanity indisputably progresses, but neither uniformly nor everywhere"--Regine Pernoud
You work while you can, because who knows how long you can. Even if it's exhausting work for less pay. All it takes is the 'benevolence' of an incompetant politician or bureaucrat to leave you without work to do and no paycheck to collect. --Tjol
You work while you can, because who knows how long you can. Even if it's exhausting work for less pay. All it takes is the 'benevolence' of an incompetant politician or bureaucrat to leave you without work to do and no paycheck to collect. --Tjol
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Philip José Farmer
This prolific author brings surprising depths to he-man adventure tales, and broke science fiction's prudery barrier.
This prolific author brings surprising depths to he-man adventure tales, and broke science fiction's prudery barrier.
"We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and remember:X never, ever, marks the spot."
- Professor Henry Jones Jr.
"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
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- Professor Henry Jones Jr.
"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
https://crowcanyon.org/
support your local archaeologist!
Me too! WOO!Creator wrote:
I am: <b>Arthur C. Clarke</b>
Well known for nonfiction science writing and for early promotion of the effort toward space travel, his fiction was often grand and visionary.
Which science fiction writer are you?
Avatar wrote:But then, the answers provided by your imagination are not only sometimes best, but have the added advantage of being unable to be wrong.
Arthur C. Clarke
Well known for nonfiction science writing and
for early promotion of the effort toward space travel,
his fiction was often grand and visionary.
My mom used to have 2 or 3 of his books in the late '70s.
Also, wasn't he the one who wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Well known for nonfiction science writing and
for early promotion of the effort toward space travel,
his fiction was often grand and visionary.
My mom used to have 2 or 3 of his books in the late '70s.
Also, wasn't he the one who wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Have you hugged your arghule today?
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"For millions of years
mankind lived just like the animals.
Then something happened
that unleashed the power of our imagination -
we learned to talk."
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If PRO and CON are opposites,
then the opposite of PROgress must be...
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It's 4:19...
gotta minute?
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"For millions of years
mankind lived just like the animals.
Then something happened
that unleashed the power of our imagination -
we learned to talk."
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If PRO and CON are opposites,
then the opposite of PROgress must be...
_______________________________________
It's 4:19...
gotta minute?
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I'm very pleased.
Robert A. Heinlein
Beginning with technological action stories and progressing to epics with religious overtones, this take-no-prisoners writer racked up some huge sales numbers.
Robert A. Heinlein
Beginning with technological action stories and progressing to epics with religious overtones, this take-no-prisoners writer racked up some huge sales numbers.
Oh wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
And foolish notion.
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
To see oursel's as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
And foolish notion.
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
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Samuel R. Delany
Few have had such broad commercial success with aggressively experimental prose techniques.
Hunh. Maybe I should read some of his stuff....
I liked the Louisville Slugger question too
, but my favorite was the last one. I picked "the glass is twice the necessary size" just because I thought it was funny....
Few have had such broad commercial success with aggressively experimental prose techniques.
Hunh. Maybe I should read some of his stuff....
I liked the Louisville Slugger question too
, but my favorite was the last one. I picked "the glass is twice the necessary size" just because I thought it was funny....
EZ Board Survivor
"Dreaming isn't good for you unless you do the things it tells you to." -- Three Dog Night (via the GI)
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Samuel R. "Chip" Delany
Few have had such broad commercial success with aggressively experimental prose techniques.
I believe I'm rather pleased.
Few have had such broad commercial success with aggressively experimental prose techniques.
I believe I'm rather pleased.
"O let my name be in the Book of Love!
It be there, I care not of the other great book Above.
Strike it out! Or, write it in anew. But
Let my name be in the Book of Love!" --Omar Khayam
It be there, I care not of the other great book Above.
Strike it out! Or, write it in anew. But
Let my name be in the Book of Love!" --Omar Khayam