Recommend Me Some Fiction Authors

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Joe Haldeman (Sci Fi) - The Forever War, 3 books (I think) easy reading and good action, believable portrayal of long term space travel and the effects of relativity.

Harry Harrison (Sci Fi) - The Stainless Steel Rat series, very good Thief turned Investigator type stuff.

Issac Asimov (Sci Fi) - Foundation series.

Arthur C Clarke (Sci Fi) - Rama series. Also, get the Collected Short Stories, they are all in one (big) book, some really good stuff in there.

Stephen King and Peter Strawb (Sci Fi/Fantasy) - The Talisman.

Julian May (Sci Fi/Fantasy) - The Many Coloured Land, 3 books (I think). People who chose not to fit in with society choose to be sent back to the Pliocene epoch on a one way trip. Good stuff! 

There's lots more, in my loft, under the bed, on bookshelves, bloody everywhere. Ive been buying books (mainly Sci Fi) since I was about 8, and never sold or thrown any away. The wife has threatened to give them away, I told her I'd give her away first!!

I finally got rid of all my books and read everything on a Kindle now. I got fed up with having to pack them all up every time I moved, and will be moving again shortly, so I glad I don't have to lug that lot again! The extra space is much appreciated. Probably not what you want to hear, I was quite attached to mine and didn't really want to get rid but needs must an all that. Just don't let your missus see this post!  :lol

I dithered over that Arthur C. Clarke collected short stories last night, didn't go for it in the end. I think I might though. I tried my first foray into sci-fi last week (first apart from Ray Bradbury's "The Illustrated Man" , which we did at school for English Lit - bit dated now, but good stories): "The First Exoplanet" by T.J. Sedgwick; again, good story but not particularly well written I thought. I need good writers!

Isaac Asimov...that's one of the names for sci-fi I was trying to think of last night  :thumbup

I didn't necessarily want to just stay with horror, and had considered both Dean Koontz and James Herbert before, may come back to them later, although I have just bought a couple by Joe Hill (Stephen King's son) on recommendation though. I also got a crime thriller sampler and some other sci-fi sampler just to try some new authors in different genres to what I usually read.

Christo, I might try that Terry Pratchett one; could do with some good comedy stuff. Anyone got more suggestions in the comedy genre?

Thanks all for your suggestions so far