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Mine, not in an order of preference: Jack Vance, Van Vogt, Asimov, Arthur C Clarke and Frank Herbert.

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[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Definitely Jack Vance first.

After that it's all over the place from day to day. Really enjoying Adrian Tchaikovsky lately, "The Final Architecture" series is just perfect.

Benedict Jacka has scratched my itch for urban fantasy.

I keep being impressed by Ian McDonald, his Luna series was such a tidy read.

Other than that, Samuel Delaney, LeGuin, Harry Harrison, Heinlein, and several others. I don't have a list, just authors :)

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I'm getting into Adrian Tchaikovsky myself. He certainly loves painting the future as a capitalist hellscape, doesn't he?

I'm part way into Shroud, where whole solar systems are being strip-mined for resources, and the people doing the work are skinny because they can't afford to eat well but they get auto-dosed with drugs to help them focus when hunger is distracting them.

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ohhh, that's the newest one of his, right?

I'm currently reading City of Last Chances. Interesting urban fantasy, I'm digging it

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Recent, certainly. I don't know if it's newest.