Speculative Fiction A-Go-go

[Alex]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Geosynchronous Communications Satellites, to be precise. Pity he never patented the idea….

Well, you mentioned telecommunications in the question so I didn't figure that part needed repeating.

Forgot to mention Gregory Benford who I have also enjoyed and discovered as an adult. H. Beam Piper's Fuzzy Sapiens books were quite a joy when I was a kid (haven't reread them as an adult). The first book in Philip Jose Farmer's Riverboat books was amazing as are several in the World of Tiers books (very much in an action adventure vein). Most of Phillip K. Dick doesn't connect with me, but when it does it is great.

Morigoon mentioned feminist SF and Sheri S. Tepper (mentioned by me above) is definitely the leader of that pack but manages to not be so annoying as I've found much of that subgenre (not because it is feminist but I prefer it when SF explores an idea more than being and activist for it).

I've read a fair bit of S.M. Stirling this last year on various BART trains but while I find bits and pieces very interesting, overall I think he's turned me off.