Other Great Sci-fi Authors
Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert's epic novel Dune began as a photograph of the Oregon coastline--literally, the dunes themselves. From there it grew into a poem, then three books, then a serial.
Arthur C. Clarke
Among the world's best known writers of science fiction, Arthur C. Clarke was the first to propose satellite communications in 1945. One of his short stories inspired the World Wide Web, while another was later expanded to make the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-wrote with director Stanley Kubrick.
Ursula Le Guin
An interview with Ursula K. Le Guin, author of The Left Hand of Darkness, had a literary career spanning almost 60 years.
Ray Bradbury - master storyteller
Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, worked in a variety of genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction.
Kurt Vonnegut
found the tidy, satisfying arcs of many stories at odds with reality, and he set out to explore the ambiguity between good and bad fortune. He tried to make sense of human behavior by studying the shapes of stories — ditching straightforward chronologies and clear-cut fortunes. Mia Nacamulli dives into the sometimes dark, yet hopeful works of Vonnegut.
William Gibson
The author of the acclaimed novel Neuromancer speaks about science fiction genres and his writing.
Philip K. Dick
Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction writer whose work explored philosophical, social, and political themes, with stories dominated by monopolistic corporations, alternative universes, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness.
Clifford D. Simak
An interview with the sci-fi Grandmaster from 1971. Simak was a former newspaperman who won several Hugo nad Nebula awards. Among his best-known works is a collection of stories in "City".