Who's Your Holy Trinity?

[iguana_tonante]

Personal favorites:

Asimov
Clarke
Sagan

 

[Angel4576]

Frank Herbert - the first four Dune novels are masterpieces
Stephen Baxter - I just flat out enjoy the Xeelee Saga
Ben Bova - he has some really awesome ideas

You can crucify me for not going the Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke route now.

Not by me you wont, I'll go down that route as well;

Stephen Baxter
Greg Bear
Iain M Banks

 

[The Comedian]

I figured Asimov and Clarke were slam dunks, but I think I'd have to put Wells at the top of the list just for being the founding father. I think his work is more pure Sci-Fi then Jules Verne's so I'd have to go with him.

Considering that Verne wrote hard sci-fi, and Wells' stuff was more social sci-fi, I'd say Verne was purer, actually.