Best Sci Fi Book Authors

The Top Ten
1 H.G. Wells Herbert George Wells - known as H. G. Wells - was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. He was most famous for his works of science fiction (War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, First Men on the ...read more.
2 Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov, born Isaak Ozimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science.
3 Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction.
4 Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. He worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction. ...read more.
5 Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
6 Douglas Adams Douglas Noel Adams was an English author, scriptwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist. Adams was the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his ...read more.
7 Harry Turtledove

Great Author, tons of subjects should be among the best in this genre.

8 Robert A. Heinlein
9 Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née Godwin (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her ...read more.
10 Octavia Butler
The Contenders
11 Philip K. Dick
12 Frank Herbert
13 C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist. ...read more.
14 William Gibson
15 John W. Campbell
16 L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy stories who founded the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established a series of organizations to promote Dianetics. ...read more.
17 Orson Scott Card
18 Anne McCaffrey
19 C.J. Cherryh
20 K.A. Applegate
21 Greg Bear
22 Larry Niven
23 Jerry Pournelle
24 Kim Stanley Robinson
25 Steven Barnes
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