Science Fiction Author

A Science Fiction Author is a fiction writer who specializes in writing science fiction novels (often exploring futuristic concepts, advanced technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life)

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• Example(s):
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 – 1851), known for "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus."
  • H.G. Wells (1866 – 1946), noted for works like "The War of the Worlds."
  • Aldous Huxley (1894 – 1963), author of "Brave New World."
  • George Orwell (1903 – 1950), famous for "Nineteen Eighty-Four."
  • Robert A. Heinlein (1907 – 1988), famous for "Stranger in a Strange Land."
  • Arthur C. Clarke (1917 – 2008), author of "2001: A Space Odyssey."
  • Anthony Burgess (1917 – 1993), known for "A Clockwork Orange."
  • Isaac Asimov (1920 – 1992), renowned for the "Foundation" series.
  • Frank Herbert (1920 – 1986), best known for "Dune."
  • Ray Bradbury (1920 – 2012), author of "Fahrenheit 451."
  • Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007), known for "Slaughterhouse-Five."
  • Philip K. Dick (1928 – 1982), noted for "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?."
  • Vernor Vinge (1944 – 2024), noted for ...
  • Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001), renowned for "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
  • William Gibson (born 1948), famous for pioneering the cyberpunk genre with "Neuromancer."
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Fantasy Fiction Writer.
  • Science Fiction Playwright.
• See: Cyberpunk Genre, Dystopian Literature, Hard Science Fiction, Literary Criticism of Science Fiction, Science Fiction Awards, Speculative Fiction, Utopian Literature.

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References

2024

• (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science-fiction_authors Retrieved:2024-4-2.
  • This is a list of notable science-fiction authors, in alphabetical order:

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