A while back we had a thread on the big three in all of sci-fi. I want to narrow it down a little. Going strictly on print sci-fi (novels and short stories) who are three greatest, most influential, or just your all-time favorite sci-fi writers?
Who's Your Holy Trinity?
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Arthur C. Clarke, Peter F. Hamilton and that guy that wrote Pushing Ice and Revelation Space.
in the original thread, clark and asmiov both made the scifi trinity, so i assume they would make the trinity of authors as well...
anyway, my trinity of strictly authors would have to be:
asimov
heinlein
bradbury
anyway, my trinity of strictly authors would have to be:
asimov
heinlein
bradbury
Frank Herbert, Arthur C Clarke, and Issac Asminov.
My Trinity would have to be Clarke, Asimov and Heinlein. 
Special mention goes to my Backup Trinity of Ellison, Niven and Bradbury.
Special mention goes to my Backup Trinity of Ellison, Niven and Bradbury.
My favorites, in no particular order, would be Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.
Please don't tell Harlan that I called him a sci-fi writer, though.
ROTFL! Always nice to start the day off with a hearty laugh!
Those three are my favorite authors of sci-fi.
^Looking for more for Science Fiction Museum raid.
Already have Heinlein, Asimov and Clarke slots filled.
Just need three DPS, looking for Herberts, Pournelles and Nivens! Must have Epic novels already published! PST!
Woooo, soooo geeky.
Already have Heinlein, Asimov and Clarke slots filled.
Just need three DPS, looking for Herberts, Pournelles and Nivens! Must have Epic novels already published! PST!
Woooo, soooo geeky.
Allen Dean Foster, Arthur C. Clarke, and Frank Herbert.
Phil K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke, and um.... Harry Lime?
I'd better get out of here before someone gets that terrible, terrible joke.
This is so pathetic.
When do you ever need more DPS?
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I'd better get out of here before someone gets that terrible, terrible joke.
This is so pathetic.
When do you ever need more DPS?
Need healer, preferably a priest, shaman, paladin, druid, or prophet of the pink light of a Vast Active Living Intelligence System.
For me, I'd say Asimov (how obvious is that one?), Herbert, and, uh... hm. I'm having a tough time trying to pick out a third. I have mixed feelings on Bradbury (I liked The Martian Chronicles, but I was a little disappointed in Fahrenheit 451... haven't read anything else of his), I've only read one Heinlein book (Stranger in a Strange Land), which I mostly enjoyed, even though I had a few issues with it, and I must shamefully admit I've never read anything by Clarke or Ellison.
Eh, just to be different, I'll say John Wyndham, as I highly enjoyed both The Day of the Triffids and The Chrysalids... I should really check out more of his stuff someday.
Eh, just to be different, I'll say John Wyndham, as I highly enjoyed both The Day of the Triffids and The Chrysalids... I should really check out more of his stuff someday.
Gotta go with the crowd on this one and say: Clarke, Asimov and Bradbury
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.
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.
