"Bujold has spoiled me for other science fiction authors. Her character-driven stories have so much more wit, depth, and coherence than run-of-the-mill space opera that I now find others lacking."
"Lewis is probably most famous for his Narnia books, but his essays are also brilliant, and reading his essays reveals the truths which make his fiction so powerful."
"H. Beam Piper died in 1964, thus his work is not as well-known as other goolden age authors (like Asimov, Bradbury, and Clarke, the ABC of SF.) Still, his stuff is great fun, and rewards discovery."
"Thrillers set in the first two decades of the twentieth century might not seem like they'd capture the imagination today, but Buchan spins terrific yarns."
"I love Longyear's Circus World stories, but it took me a while to realise that Enemy Mine, one of my favourite films, was also based on one of his stories."
"Maybe it's unfair to list an author with only three books, two of which are out of print, but Kagan has some of the same brilliant characterisation as Bujold."
"Military SF, in a far-future society, with its own bureaucracy and mysticism. Not exactly ingredients which I would seek out, but Dalmas makes things work."
"Up until the fateful interview in which John F. Kennedy admitted that he liked Ian Fleming's James Bond books, Forester was *the* men's adventure writer. Find out why."
