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science-fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
authors (in alphabetical order):


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Dafydd ab Hugh Dafydd ab Hugh is an author whose novelette, "The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk" in '' Asimov's Science Fiction'', was nominated for a Nebula Award in 1990. Simon & Schuster has published eleven ab Hugh ...
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Alexander Abasheli file:Alexander Abasheli.jpg, 250px, Alexander Abasheli Alexander Abasheli ( ka, ალექსანდრე აბაშელი) was a pen name of Isaac Chochia (ისააკ ჩოჩია) (August 15, 1884 – September 27, 1954), a Geor ...
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Edwin Abbott Abbott Edwin Abbott Abbott (20 December 1838 – 12 October 1926) was an English schoolmaster, theologian, and Anglican priest, best known as the author of the novella ''Flatland'' (1884). Biography Edwin Abbott Abbott was the eldest son of ...
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Kōbō Abe , pen name of , was a Japanese writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor. He is best known for his 1962 novel '' The Woman in the Dunes'' that was made into an award-winning film by Hiroshi Teshigahara in 1964. Abe has often bee ...
(1924–1993) * Robert Abernathy (1924–1990) *
Dan Abnett Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, sinc ...
(born 1965) * Daniel Abraham (born 1969) *
Forrest J Ackerman Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a pr ...
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Douglas Adams Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author and screenwriter, best known for ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Originally a 1978 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series), BBC radio comedy, ''The H ...
(1952–2001) * Robert Adams (1932–1990) * Ann Aguirre (born 1970) * Jerry Ahern (1946–2012) * Jim Aikin (born 1948) * Alan Burt Akers (1921–2005) (pseudonym of Kenneth Bulmer) * Tim Akers (born 1972) *
Brian Aldiss Brian Wilson Aldiss (; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist, and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for o ...
(1925–2017) * David M. Alexander (born 1945) *
Grant Allen Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 – October 25, 1899) was a Canadian science writer and novelist, educated in England. He was a public promoter of evolution in the second half of the nineteenth century. Biography Early life a ...
(1848–1899) * Roger MacBride Allen (born 1957) *
Hans Joachim Alpers Hans Joachim Alpers (14 July 1943 – 16 February 2011) was a German writer and editor of science fiction and fantasy. Together with Werner Fuchs and Ulrich Kiesow he founded Fantasy Productions, which became one of the premier German RPG- and ...
(1943–2011) * Steve Alten (born 1959) *
Genrich Altshuller Genrikh Saulovich Altshuller (Ге́нрих Сау́лович Альтшу́ллер, ) (born Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR, 15 October 1926; died Petrozavodsk, Russia, 24 September 1998), was a Soviet engineer, inventor, and writer. He is most ...
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Kingsley Amis Sir Kingsley William Amis (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social a ...
(1922–1995) * Paul Rafaelovich Amnuél (born 1944) * Charlie Jane Anders (born 1969) * Kevin J. Anderson (born 1962) *
Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and ...
(1926–2001) * Jean-Pierre Andrevon (born 1937) * Arlan Andrews (born 1940) * Patricia Anthony (1947–2013) *
Piers Anthony Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born 6 August 1934) is an American author in the science fiction and Fantasy (genre), fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony. He is best known for his :Xanth books, long-running novel series set in ...
(born 1934) * Christopher Anvil (1925–2009) (pseudonym of Harry C. Crosby) * K. A. Applegate (born 1956) * E.L. Arch (1922–1988) (pseudonym of Rachel Cosgrove Payes) *
Eleanor Arnason Eleanor Atwood Arnason (born December 28, 1942) is an American author American literature is literature written or produced in the United States of America and in the colonies that preceded it. The American literary tradition thus is pa ...
(born 1942) * Robert Arthur (1909–1969) * Catherine Asaro (born 1955) * Neal Asher (born 1961) * Francis Leslie Ashton (1904–1994) * Pauline Ashwell (1928–2015) * Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) *
Janet Asimov Janet Opal Asimov (née Jeppson; August 6, 1926 – February 25, 2019), usually written as J. O. Jeppson, was an American science fiction writer, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst. She started writing children's science fiction in the 1970s. She w ...
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Nancy Asire Nancy Asire (born 1945) was an American fantasy and science fiction author, best known for her ''Twilight's Kingdoms'' fantasy trilogy and her contributions to the shared universe series '' Heroes in Hell'', '' Sword of Knowledge'' and '' Merovi ...
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Robert Asprin Robert Lynn Asprin (June 28, 1946 – May 22, 2008) was an American science fiction and fantasy author and active fan, known best for his humorous series '' MythAdventures'' and '' Phule's Company''. Background Robert Asprin was born in St. J ...
(1946–2008) * Francis Henry Atkins (1847–1927) *
A. A. Attanasio Alfred Angelo Attanasio, born on September 20, 1951, in Newark, New Jersey, is an author of fantasy and science fiction. His science fiction novel ''Radix'', winner of the French literary award, the Prix Cosmos 2000, was also nominated for th ...
(born 1951) * Margaret Atwood (born 1939) * Ayerdhal (1959–2015)


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Richard Bachman Richard Bachman is a pen name (as well as fictional character) of American horror fiction author Stephen King. King portrays Bachman in the third season of the FX television series '' Sons of Anarchy''. Origin At the beginning of King's car ...
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Paolo Bacigalupi Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi (born August 6, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He has won the Hugo Award, Hugo, Nebula Award, Nebula, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, John W. Campbell, Compton Cr ...
(born 1972) * Hilary Bailey (1936–2017) * Robin Wayne Bailey (born 1952) *
Kage Baker Kage Baker (June 10, 1952 – January 31, 2010Obituary: Kage Baker
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(1952–2010) * Scott Baker (born 1947) *
J. G. Ballard James Graham Ballard (15 November 193019 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, satirist, and essayist known for provocative works of fiction which explored the relations between human psychology, technology, sex, and mass med ...
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Edwin Balmer Edwin Balmer (July 26, 1883 – March 21, 1959) was an American science fiction and mystery writer. Biography Balmer was born in Chicago to Helen Clark (Pratt) and Thomas Balmer. In 1909, he married Katharine MacHarg, sister of the writer Wil ...
(1883–1959) * Iain M. Banks (1954–2013) * Michael A. Banks (born 1951) * Raymond E. Banks (1918–1996) (also known as Ray Banks, Ray E. Banks, R.E. Banks, and Fred Freair) * Marek Baraniecki (born 1954) *
Miquel Barceló Miquel Barceló Artigues (born 1957) is a Spanish painter. Career Barceló was born at Felanitx, Mallorca. After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School of Barcelona in 1 ...
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René Barjavel René Barjavel (24 January 1911 – 24 November 1985) was a French author, journalist and critic who may have been the first to think of the grandfather paradox in time travel. He was born in Nyons, a town in the Drôme department in southeastern ...
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Wayne Barlowe Wayne Douglas Barlowe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, painter, and concept artist. Barlowe's work focuses on esoteric landscapes and creatures such as citizens of hell and alien worlds. He has painted over 300 book and magazi ...
(born 1958) * Arthur K. Barnes (1911–1969) *
John Barnes John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. He currently works as an author, commentator and pundit for ESPN and SuperSport. Initially a quick, skilful left winger, he moved to ce ...
(born 1957) * Steven Barnes (born 1952) * William Barnwell (born 1943) * Donald Barr (1921–2004) * João Barreiros (born 1952) * William Barton (born 1950) * T. J. Bass (1932–2011) (pseudonym of Thomas J. Bassler) * Harry Bates (1900–1981) *
L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...
(1856–1919) * John Baxter (born 1939) * Stephen Baxter (born 1957) * Georgy Baydukov (1907–1994) * Barrington J. Bayley (1937–2008) * Elizabeth Bear (born 1971) *
Greg Bear Gregory Dale Bear (August 20, 1951 – November 19, 2022) was an American writer and illustrator best known for science fiction. His work covered themes of galactic conflict ('' Forge of God'' books), parallel universes ('' The Way'' series), c ...
(born 1951) * Jerome Beatty Jr (1918–2002) *
Charles Beaumont Charles Beaumont (January 2, 1929 – February 21, 1967) was an American author of speculative fiction, including short stories in the horror and science fiction subgenres.Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, "Beaumont, Charles" in David Pringle, ed., '' ...
(1929–1967) * Vladimir Beekman (1929–2009) * Ugo Bellagamba (born 1972) *
Edward Bellamy Edward Bellamy (March 26, 1850 – May 22, 1898) was an American author, journalist, and political activist most famous for his utopian novel ''Looking Backward''. Bellamy's vision of a harmonious future world inspired the formation of numerou ...
(1850–1898) * Alexander Belyaev (1884–1942) * Andrei Belyanin (born 1967) * Don Bendell (born 1947) (pseudonym of Ron Stillman) *
Gregory Benford Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is professor emeritus at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a contributing editor of ''Reas ...
(born 1941) * Donald R. Bensen (1927–1997) * J. D. Beresford (1873–1947) *
Fyodor Berezin Fyodor Dmitrievich Berezin (russian: Фёдор Дмитриевич Березин; born February 7, 1960) is a Russian science fiction writer. He has published 3 novel series, and 2 separate works, scoring him awards at the International Scienc ...
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Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...
(1619–1655) * Jack Bertin (1913–1983) (pseudonym of Peter B. Germano) *
Alfred Bester Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987) was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. He is best remembered for his science fiction, incl ...
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Bruce Bethke Bruce Bethke (born 1955) is an American author best known for his 1983 short story ''Cyberpunk'' which led to the widespread use of the term, including for the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. His novel, ''Headcrash'', won the Philip K. Di ...
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Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – ) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book '' The Devil's Dictionary'' was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by ...
(1842 – c. 1914) * Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (1923–2002) *
Eando Binder Eando Binder is a pen name used by two mid-20th-century science fiction authors, Earl Andrew Binder (1904–1965) and his brother Otto Binder (1911–1974). The name is derived from their first initials ''(E and O Binder).'' Under the Eando nam ...
(joint pseudonym of Earl (1904–1966) and
Otto Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded f ...
(1911–1974) Binder) *
John Birmingham John Birmingham (born 7 August 1964) is a British-born Australian author, known for the 1994 memoir ''He Died with a Felafel in His Hand'', and his ''Axis of Time'' trilogy. Early life and education Birmingham was born in Liverpool, United ...
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David Bischoff David F. Bischoff (December 15, 1951 – March 19, 2018) was an American science fiction and television writer. General background Born in Washington D.C., Bischoff wrote science fiction books, short stories, and scripts for television. He beg ...
(1951–2018) * Michael Bishop (born 1945) *
Terry Bisson Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), A ...
(born 1942) * Jerome Bixby (1923–1998) *
Malorie Blackman Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethica ...
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Jayme Lynn Blaschke Jayme Lynn Blaschke (born 1969) is an American journalist and author of science fiction, fantasy and related non-fiction. Primarily known for his genre-related interviews with authors and editors, he published a collected volume of 17 interviews, ' ...
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James Blaylock James Paul Blaylock (born September 20, 1950) is an American fantasy author. He is noted for a distinctive, humorous style, as well as being one of the pioneers of the steampunk genre of science fiction. Blaylock has cited Jules Verne, H. G. Wel ...
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James Blish James Benjamin Blish () was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his '' Cities in Flight'' novels and his series of ''Star Trek'' novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel '' A Case of Conscie ...
(1921–1975) * Robert Bloch (1917–1994) * Alexander Bogdanov (1873–1928) *
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (born 1954) is an American sci-fi and fantasy author. Personal life Bohnhoff, mother of three, has been married since 1981 to Jeff Bohnhoff. The couple and their children are members of the Baháʼí Faith. She began her ...
(born 1954) * Nelson S. Bond (1908–2006) * Kevin Bokeili (1963–2014) * John Boland (1913–1976) * Pierre Bordage (born 1955) * François Bordes (1919–1981) *
Anthony Boucher William Anthony Parker White (August 21, 1911 – April 29, 1968), better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher (), was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio d ...
(1911–1968) (pseudonym of William A.P. White) *
Pierre Boulle Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French novelist best known for two works, '' The Bridge over the River Kwai'' (1952) and ''Planet of the Apes'' (1963), that were both made into award-winning films. ...
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Sydney James Bounds Sydney James Bounds (4 November 1920 – 24 November 2006) was a British author. He wrote as Sydney J. Bounds and S. J. Bounds, as well as under the pen names Clifford Wallace, James Marshall, Earl Ellison and Rex Marlowe. He wrote over forty no ...
(1920–2006) * Louis Henri Boussenard (1847–1910) * Ben Bova (1932–2020) *
Leigh Brackett Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 18, 1978) was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera." She was also a screenwriter, known for '' The Big Sleep'' (1946), '' Rio Bravo'' (1959), and '' The Long Go ...
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Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery fictio ...
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Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel ''The Mists of Avalon'' an ...
(1930–1999) * Gillian Bradshaw (born 1956) *
Johanna Braun Johanna Braun (7 May 1929 – 24 October 2008) was a German writer. Biography Johanna Braun was born in Magdeburg on 7 May 1929. Her father was an optician. She spent most of her life living in East Germany and held a number of jobs including se ...
(1929–2008) * Mark Brandis (1931–2000) * Miles J. Breuer (1889–1945) * Reginald Bretnor (1911–1992) *
David Brin Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and author of science fiction. He has won the Hugo,Jason V Brock Jason Vincent Brock (born March 1, 1970) is an American author, artist, editor and filmmaker. He is the CEO and co-founder (with his wife, Sunni) of JaSunni Productions, LLC, whose documentary films include '' Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of ...
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Damien Broderick Damien Francis Broderick (born 22 April 1944) is an Australian science fiction and popular science writer and editor of some 74 books. His science fiction novel ''The Dreaming Dragons'' (1980) introduced the trope of the generation time machin ...
(born 1944) * Kristi Brooks (born 1980) *
Max Brooks Maximillian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972) is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. Much of Brooks's writing focuses on zombie stories. He is a senior fellow at the Modern War ...
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Terry Brooks Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 ''New York Times'' bestsellers during his writing career, and ha ...
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John Brosnan John Raymond Brosnan (7 October 1947 – 11 April 2005) was an Australian writer of both fiction and non-fiction works in the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and died in South Harrow, London, fro ...
(1947–2005) * Eric Brown (born 1960) *
Fredric Brown Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906 – March 11, 1972) was an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer.D. J. McReynolds, "The Short Fiction of Fredric Brown" in Frank N. Magill, (ed.) ''Survey of Science Fiction Literature'', Vol. 4 ...
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James Cooke Brown James Cooke Brown (July 21, 1921 – February 13, 2000) was an American sociologist and science fiction author. He is notable for creating the artificial language Loglan and for designing the Parker Brothers board game ''Careers''. Brown's nove ...
(1921–2000) * Rosel George Brown (1926–1967) * Simon Brown (born 1956) * John Brunner (1934–1995) * Steven Brust (born 1955) * Edward Bryant (1945–2017) *
Valery Bryusov Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov ( rus, Вале́рий Я́ковлевич Брю́сов, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ˈjakəvlʲɪvʲɪdʑ ˈbrʲusəf, a=Valyeriy Yakovlyevich Bryusov.ru.vorb.oga; – 9 October 1924) was a Russian poet, prose writer, drama ...
(1873–1924) * Tobias S. Buckell (born 1979) *
Algis Budrys Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome (in collaboration with Jerome Bixby), Jo ...
(1931–2008) * Vitaly Bugrov (1938–1994) *
Lela E. Buis Lela E. Buis is a speculative fiction writer, playwright, poet and artist who was born in Middlesboro, KY. She graduated from Florida State University (FSU) and the Florida Institute of Technology, and worked in engineering for a number of year ...
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Lois McMaster Bujold Lois McMaster Bujold ( ; born November 2, 1949) is an American speculative fiction writer. She is an acclaimed writer, having won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record (not counting his Retro Hugos). Her n ...
(born 1949) * Mikhail Bulgakov (1891–1940) *
Faddey Bulgarin Thaddeus Venediktovich Bulgarin (russian: Фаддей Венедиктович Булгарин; Polish Jan Tadeusz Krzysztof Bułharyn, – ), was a Russian writer, journalist and publisher of Polish ancestry. In addition to his newspaper ...
(1789–1859) * Kenneth Bulmer (1921–2005) * Kir Bulychev (1934–2003) * Chris Bunch (1943–2005) * David R. Bunch (1925–2000) *
Anthony Burgess John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993), who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire ''A Clockwork ...
(1917–1993) * Sue Burke (born 1955) *
Yuli Burkin Yuliy Burkin (russian: Юлий Серге́евич Буркин) (b. 1960, Tomsk) is a Russian science fiction writer and musician. He has coauthored a trilogy '' Island Russia'' with Sergey Lukyanenko Sergei Vasilyevich Lukyanenko (russian: ...
(born 1960) * Arthur J. Burks (1898–1974) * Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) * Michael A. Burstein (born 1970) * F. M. Busby (1921–2005) * Aleksandr Bushkov (born 1956) * Alain Le Bussy (1947–2010) *
Jim Butcher Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American author., He has written the contemporary fantasy ''The Dresden Files'', ''Codex Alera'', and '' Cinder Spires'' book series. Personal life Butcher was born in Independence, Missouri, in 1971. H ...
(born 1971) * Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) * Stuart J. Byrne (1913–2011)


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Pat Cadigan Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the hum ...
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Jack Cady Jack Cady (March 20, 1932 – January 14, 2004) was an American author, born in Kentucky. He is known mostly as an award winning writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He won the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoker ...
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Martin Caidin Martin Caidin (September 14, 1927 – March 24, 1997) was an American author, screenwriter, and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Caidin began writing fiction in 1957. In his career he authored more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books ...
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Italo Calvino Italo Calvino (, also , ;. RAI (circa 1970), retrieved 25 October 2012. 15 October 1923 – 19 September 1985) was an Italian writer and journalist. His best known works include the '' Our Ancestors'' trilogy (1952–1959), the ''Cosmicomi ...
(1923–1985) * Jack Campbell (born 1956) * John W. Campbell, Jr. (1910–1971) (also known as Don A. Stuart) *
Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright and critic. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel '' War with the Newts'' (1936) and play '' R.U.R.'' (''Rossum's Universal ...
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Paul Capon Harry Paul Capon (18 December 1912, in Kenton, Suffolk – 24 November 1969) was a British author who wrote fiction in various genres. He also worked as an editor in three films for Maurice Elvey (1887–1967), as an administrator in film and TV ...
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Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is the first and (as of 2022) only person to win both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for both ...
(born 1951) * Joseph Carne-Ross (1846–1911) *
Terry Carr Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987) was an American science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor. Background and discovery of fandom Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of San ...
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Lin Carter Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. L ...
(1930–1988) * Cleve Cartmill (1908–1964) * Jeffrey Carver (born 1949) * Jay Caselberg (born 1958) *
Beth Cato Beth Cato is an American speculative fiction writer and poet,Clute, John.Cato, Beth" In ''SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', March 23, 2020. best known for her Clockwork Dagger and Blood of Earth series. She usually writes as Beth Cato, ...
(born 1980) * Hugh B. Cave (1910–2004) * Franci Cerar ( fl. 1970s) * Jack L. Chalker (1944–2005) * Joël Champetier ( 1957–2015) * A. Bertram Chandler (1912–1984) *
Suzy McKee Charnas Suzy McKee Charnas (October 22, 1939 – January 2, 2023) was an American novelist and short story writer, writing primarily in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. She won several awards for her fiction, including the Hugo Award, the Ne ...
(born 1939) *
Daína Chaviano Daína Chaviano () (born 19 February 1957, Havana)Profile
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(born 1960) * J. Kathleen Cheney (born 1964) * C. J. Cherryh (born 1942) *
Ted Chiang Ted Chiang (born 1967) is an American science fiction writer. His work has won four Nebula awards, four Hugo awards, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and six Locus awards. His short story "Story of Your Life" was the basis of the ...
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Charles Chilton Charles Chilton MBE (15 June 1917 – 2 January 2013) was a British presenter, writer and producer who worked on BBC Radio. He created the 1950s radio serials ''Riders of the Range'' and ''Journey into Space'', and also inspired the stage ...
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John Christopher Sam Youd (16 April 1922 – 3 February 2012), was a British writer, best known for science fiction written under the name of John Christopher, including the novels ''The Death of Grass'', ''The Possessors'', and the young-adult novel series ...
(1922–2012) (pseudonym of Samuel Youd) * Richard Chwedyk (born 1955) * Massimo Citi (born 1955) * Charles Heber Clark (1841–1915) (also known as Max Adeler and John Quill) * Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008) * Jo Clayton (1939–1998) *
Hal Clement Harry Clement Stubbs (May 30, 1922 – October 29, 2003), better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre. He also painted astronomically oriented artworks under ...
(1922–2003) (pseudonym of Harry Clement Stubbs) * John Cleve (1934–2013) (pseudonym of Andrew J. Offutt) *
Mark Clifton Mark Clifton (1906–1963) was an American science fiction writer, the co-winner of the second Hugo Award for best novel. He began publishing in May 1952 with the widely anthologized story "What Have I Done?". Series About half of his work f ...
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Ernest Cline Ernest Christy Cline (born March 29, 1972) is an American science fiction novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter. He wrote the novels '' Ready Player One'', '' Armada'', and '' Ready Player Two'' and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation ...
(born 1972) * Mildred Clingerman (1918–1997) * Brenda Clough (born 1955) * John Clute (born 1940) *
Stanton A. Coblentz Stanton Arthur Coblentz (August 24, 1896 – September 6, 1982) was an American literature, American writer and poet. He received a Master's Degree in English literature and then began publishing poetry during the early 1920s. His first publi ...
(1896–1982) * Robbie Coburn (born 1994) * Theodore Cogswell (1918–1987) *
Frona Eunice Wait Colburn Frona Eunice Wait (1859–1946) was an American author and newspaper writer. From her beginning as a journalist, she rose to become an associate editor for the '' Overland Monthly''. Biography Frona Eunice was born in Yolo County, California in ...
(1859–1946) * Allan Cole (1943–2019) * Robert William Cole (1869–1937) *
Eoin Colfer Eoin Colfer (; born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the ''Artemis Fowl'' series. In September 2008, Col ...
(born 1965) * Erroll Collins (1906–1991) (pseudonym of Ellen Edith Hannah Redknap) *
Suzanne Collins Suzanne Collins (born August 10, 1962) is an American author and television writer. She is known as the author of the book series '' The Underland Chronicles'' and ''The Hunger Games''. Early life Suzanne Collins was born on August 10, 1962, i ...
(1962) * Juanita Coulson (1933) * David G. Compton (born 1930) * Michael Coney (1932–2005) *
Groff Conklin Edward Groff Conklin (September 6, 1904 – July 19, 1968) was an American science fiction anthologist. He edited 40 anthologies of science fiction, one of mystery stories (co-edited with physician Noah Fabricant), wrote books on home improvemen ...
(1904–1968) *
Storm Constantine Storm Constantine (12 October 1956 – 14 January 2021) was a British science fiction and fantasy author, primarily known for her Wraeththu series,Encyclopedia of Science Fictio"Constantine, Storm" Retrieved 2010-01-21. which began as one trilog ...
(1956–2021) *
Glen Cook Glen Charles Cook (born July 9, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction, known for ''The Black Company'' and '' Garrett P.I.'' fantasy series. Biography Cook was born in New York City.Hugh Cook (1956–2008) *
Paul Cook Paul Thomas Cook (born 20 July 1956) is an English drummer and member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He was also called "Cookie" by his friends on the punk music scene. Early life and career Cook was raised in Hammersmith and atte ...
(born 1950) * Rick Cook (1944–2022) * Brenda Cooper (born 1960) *
Edmund Cooper Edmund Cooper (30 April 1926 – 11 March 1982) was an English poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, romances, technical essays, several detective stories, and a children's book. These were published under his own name and several pe ...
(1926–1982) * Alfred Coppel (1921–2004) *
James S. A. Corey James S. A. Corey is the pen name used by collaborators Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, authors of the science fiction series ''The Expanse''. The first and last name are taken from Abraham's and Franck's middle names, respectively, and S. A. ar ...
(joint pseudonym of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) * Larry Correia (born 1977) * Richard Cowper (1926–2002) (pseudonym
John Middleton Murry, Jr. John Middleton Murry Jr. (9 May 1926 – 31 March 2002) was an English writer who used the names Colin Murry and Richard Cowper. Early life Murry was the son of the writer John Middleton Murry and his second wife, Violet Le Maistre. His mother c ...
used when writing science fiction) *
Erle Cox Erle Cox (15 August 1873 – 20 November 1950) was an Australian journalist and science fiction writer. Life Cox was born at Emerald Hill, Victoria, on 15 August 1873, the second son of Ross Cox, who had emigrated from his native Dublin as ...
(1873–1950) * John G. Cramer (born 1934) * Michael Crichton (1942–2008) *
Robert Cromie Robert Cromie (1855–1907) was a Northern Irish journalist and novelist. Early life and family Robert Cromie was the third son of Dr. Cromie J.P., of Clough, the local registrar of births and deaths and ruling elder of Clough Presbyterian chu ...
(1855–1907) * John Crowley (born 1942) *
Andrew Crumey Andrew Crumey (born 1961) is a novelist and former literary editor of the Edinburgh newspaper ''Scotland on Sunday''. Life and career Crumey was born in Kirkintilloch, north of Glasgow, Scotland. He graduated with First Class Honours from the ...
(born 1961) *
Ray Cummings Ray Cummings (born Raymond King Cummings) (August 30, 1887 – January 23, 1957) was an American author of science fiction literature and comic books. Early life Cummings was born in New York City in 1887. He worked with Thomas Edison as a ...
(1887–1957) * Philippe Curval (born 1929) * Julie E. Czerneda (born 1955)


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* Roald Dahl (1916–1990) * Brian Daley (1947–1996) *
John Dalmas John Robert Jones ( – ) wrote science fiction as John Dalmas. He wrote many books based on military and governmental themes throughout his career. His first published novel was ''The Yngling'', serialized beginning in the October–November 196 ...
(1926–2017) *
James Dashner James Smith Dashner (born November 26, 1972) is an American writer known for speculative fiction. Many of his books are primarily aimed at children or young adults. He is best known for ''The Maze Runner'' series and the young adult fantasy seri ...
(born 1972) *
Tony Daniel Tony S. Daniel, is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including ''Teen Titans'', '' Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'', and ''Batman''and ''Deathstroke'' and '' Nocterra'' as well as many othe ...
(born 1963) *
Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...
(born 1945) * Maurice Georges Dantec (1959–2016) *
Dennis Danvers Dennis Danvers (born 1947) is an American author of science fiction novels. He lives in Richmond, Virginia (Thus do we reach the stars) , image_map = , mapsize = 250 px , map_caption = Location ...
(born 1947) * Clark Darlton (1920–2005) (pseudonym of Walter Ernsting) *
Avram Davidson Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews ...
(1923–1993) * Chan Davis (born 1926) (pseudonym of Dr. Chandler Davis) *
Vox Day Theodore Robert Beale (born August 21, 1968), also known as Vox Day, is an American far-right activist, writer, publisher, and video game designer. He has been described as a white supremacist, a misogynist, and part of the alt-right. ''The Wa ...
(born 1968) * L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) *
Antonio de Macedo Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...
(1931–2017) * James De Mille (1833–1880) * Marianne de Pierres (born 1961) * Stephen Dedman (born 1959) *
Lester del Rey Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and scienc ...
(1915–1993) * Miriam Allen deFord (1888–1975) * Samuel R. Delany (born 1942) * Martha deMey Clow (1932–2010) * Bradley Denton (born 1958) *
Charles Derennes Charles Derennes (4 August 1882 – 27 April 1930) was a French novelist, essayist and poet, the winner of the Prix Femina in 1924. Biography Derennes was born in Charente, the son of Gustave, a professor of history, and Marthe Cassan, the dau ...
(1882–1930) *
August Derleth August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and th ...
(1909–1971) * A.J. Deutsch (1918–1969) * Graham Diamond (born 1949) * Philip K. Dick (1928–1982) *
Gordon R. Dickson Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 – January 31, 2001) was a Canadian-American science fiction writer. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2000. Biography Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, ...
(1923–2001) * Lyuben Dilov (1927–2008) * Dougal Dixon (born 1947) * William C. Dietz (born 1945) * Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008) * Alfred Döblin (1878–1957) *
Cory Doctorow Cory Efram Doctorow (; born July 17, 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog '' Boing Boing''. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of ...
(born 1971) * Stephen R. Donaldson (born 1947) * Alain Dorémieux (1933–1998) *
Sonya Dorman Sonya Dorman (June 4, 1924 – February 14, 2005), born Sonya Gloria Hess, was the working name of Sonya Dorman Hess. She was born in New York City in 1924 and died in Taos, New Mexico on February 14, 2005, at the age of 80. Dorman published arou ...
(1924–2005) * Candas Dorsey (born 1952) * Ian Douglas (born 1950) (pseudonym of William H. Keith, Jr.) *
Terry Dowling Terence William (Terry) Dowling (born 21 March 1947), is an Australian writer and journalist. He writes primarily speculative fiction though he considers himself an "imagier" – one who imagines, a term which liberates his writing from the cons ...
(born 1947) * Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) * Debra Doyle (1952–2020) *
Gardner Dozois Gardner Raymond Dozois ( ; July 23, 1947 – May 27, 2018) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the founding editor of ''The Year's Best Science Fiction'' anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of '' Asimov's Science Fictio ...
(1947–2018) * David Drake (born 1945) *
Tananarive Due Tananarive Priscilla Due ( ) (born January 5, 1966) is an American author and educator. Due won the American Book Award for her novel '' The Living Blood''. She is also known as a film historian with expertise in Black horror. Due teaches a cours ...
(born 1966) * Catherine Dufour (born 1966) * Jacek Dukaj (born 1974) * Jean-Claude Dunyach (born 1957) *
Nictzin Dyalhis Nictzin Wilstone Dyalhis (June 4, 1873 – May 8, 1942) was an American chemist and short story writer who specialized in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. He wrote as Nictzin Dyalhis. During his lifetime he attained a measure of cel ...
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* C. M. Eddy, Jr. (1896–1967) *
G. C. Edmondson G. C. Edmondson was the working name of science fiction author Garry Edmonson (full name "José Mario Garry Ordoñez Edmondson y Cotton") (October 11, 1922 in Washington state – December 14, 1995 in San Diego, California). According to the obit ...
(1922–1995) * George Alec Effinger (1947–2002) * Ivan Antonovich Efremov (1907–1972) (in
Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
Иван Антонович Ефремов) *
Greg Egan Greg Egan (born 20 August 1961) is an Australian science fiction writer and amateur mathematician, best known for his works of hard science fiction. Egan has won multiple awards including the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Hugo Award, ...
(born 1961) * Gordon Eklund (born 1945) * Suzette Haden Elgin (1936–2015) * E. C. Eliott (1908–1971) (pseudonym of Reginald Alec Martin) * William B. Ellern (born 1933) * Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) * Phyllis Eisenstein (1946–2020) * Roger Elwood (1933–2007) * Victor Rousseau Emanuel (1879–1960) *
Carol Emshwiller Carol Emshwiller (April 12, 1921 – February 2, 2019) was an American writer of avant garde short stories and science fiction who has won prizes ranging from the Nebula Award to the Philip K. Dick Award. Ursula K. Le Guin has called her "a ma ...
(1921–2019) * M. J. Engh (born 1933) * George Allan England (1877–1936) * Inge Eriksen (1935–2015) * Steven Erikson (born 1959) pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin * Walter Ernsting (1920–2005) * Andreas Eschbach (born 1959) * Kelley Eskridge (born 1960) *
Valerio Evangelisti Valerio Evangelisti (20 June 1952 – 18 April 2022) was an Italian writer of science fiction, fantasy, historical novels, and horror. He is known mainly for his series of novels featuring the inquisitor Nicolas Eymerich and for the Nostradam ...
(1952–2022) * Christopher Evans (born 1951) * E. Everett Evans (1893–1958)


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* Paul W. Fairman (1916–1977) *
Jane Fancher Jane Suzanne Fancher (born 1952) is a science fiction and fantasy author and artist. Work In the early 1980s, she worked for Warp Graphics as an art assistant on '' Elfquest'', providing inking assistance on the black and white comics and colori ...
(born 1952) * Ralph Milne Farley (1887–1963) (pseudonym of Roger Sherman Hoar) *
Philip José Farmer Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. Obituary. Farmer is best known for his sequences of novels, especially the ''World of Tiers ...
(1918–2009) * Nabil Farouk (1956–2020) *
Howard Fast Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E.V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson. Biography Early life Fast was born in New York City. His mother, ...
(1914–2003) *
John Russell Fearn John Russell Fearn (1908–1960) was a British writer, one of the first to appear in American pulp science fiction magazines. A prolific author, he published his novels also as Vargo Statten and with various pseudonyms including Thornton Ayre, P ...
(1908–1960) *
Cynthia Felice Cynthia Felice (born October 12, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American science fiction writer. She is best known for her complex, carefully plotted stories and expansive universes. Her first novel, ''Godsfire'', and her first short story, " ...
(born 1942
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* Brad Ferguson (born 1953) *
Paul Di Filippo Paul Di Filippo (born October 29, 1954) is an American science fiction writer. He is a regular reviewer for print magazines ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', '' Science Fiction Eye'', ''The New York R ...
(born 1954) * Sheila Finch (born 1935) *
Jack Finney Walter Braden "Jack" Finney (born John Finney; October 2, 1911 – November 14, 1995) was an American writer. His best-known works are science fiction and thrillers, including '' The Body Snatchers'' and '' Time and Again''. The former was the ba ...
(1911–1995) * Eliot Fintushel (born 1948) * Nicholas Fisk (1923–2016) (pseudonym of David Higginbottom) *
Francis Flagg George Henry Weiss (1898–1946) was an American poet, writer and novelist. His science fiction stories and poetry appeared under the pseudonym "Francis Flagg" in the magazines ''Amazing Stories'', ''Astounding'', '' Tales of Wonder'', ''Weird T ...
(1898–1946) (pseudonym of George Henry Weiss) *
Camille Flammarion Nicolas Camille Flammarion FRAS (; 26 February 1842 – 3 June 1925) was a French astronomer and author. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early science fic ...
(1842–1925) *
Eric Flint Eric Flint (February 6, 1947 – July 17, 2022) was an American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works are Alternate history (fiction), alternate history science fiction, but he also wrote humorous fantasy adventures. ...
(1947–2022) * Homer Eon Flint (1888–1924) * Michael Flynn (born 1947) * Charles L. Fontenay (1917–2007) *
Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humo ...
(born 1955) * John M. Ford (1957–2006) * William R. Forstchen (born 1950) *
E. M. Forster Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 – 7 June 1970) was an English author, best known for his novels, particularly ''A Room with a View'' (1908), ''Howards End'' (1910), and ''A Passage to India'' (1924). He also wrote numerous short stori ...
(1879–1970) *
Robert L. Forward Robert Lull Forward (August 15, 1932 – September 21, 2002) was an American physicist and science fiction writer. His literary work was noted for its scientific credibility and use of ideas developed from his career as an aerospace engineer. He ...
(1932–2002) * Richard Foss (born 1956) *
Alan Dean Foster Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts. Career ''Star Wars'' Foster was the ghost ...
(born 1946) * M. A. Foster (1939–2020) *
Karen Joy Fowler Karen Joy Fowler is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. Her work often centers on the nineteenth century, the lives of women, and alienation. She is best known as the author of the best-selling novel ''The Jan ...
(born 1950) *
Gardner Fox Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (May 20, 1911 – December 24, 1986) was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. He is estimated to have written more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for DC ...
(1911–1986) * Randall Frakes (born 1947
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Herbert W. Franke Herbert W. Franke (14 May 1927 – 16 July 2022) was an Austrian scientist and writer. ''Die Zeit'' calls him "the most prominent German writing Science Fiction author". He is also one of the important early computer artists (and collectors), cr ...
(1927–2022) * Yves Fremion (born 1940) * C. S. Friedman (born 1957) * Oscar J. Friend (1897–1963) *
Esther Friesner Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner (born July 16, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is also a poet and playwright. She is best known for her humorous style of writing, both in the titles and the works themsel ...
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* Neil Gaiman (born 1960) * Raymond Z. Gallun (1911–1994) * Arnould Galopin (1865–1934) * Daniel F. Galouye (1920–1976) * Charles E. Gannon (born 1960) *
James Alan Gardner James Alan Gardner (born January 10, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction author. Raised in Simcoe and Bradford, Ontario, he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in applied mathematics from the University of Waterloo. Gardner has published sci ...
(born 1955) *
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914May 22, 2010) was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer with interests also encompassing scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literatureespecially the writings of Lew ...
(1914–2010) * Richard Garfinkle (fl. 1990s) *
Randall Garrett Gordon Randall Phillip David GarrettGarrett, Randall
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Laurent Genefort (born 1968) * Mary Gentle (born 1956) * Peter George (1924–1966) *
Hugo Gernsback Hugo Gernsback (; born Hugo Gernsbacher, August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967) was a Luxembourgish–American editor and magazine publisher, whose publications including the first science fiction magazine. His contributions to the genre as pub ...
(1884–1967) (namesake of the Hugo Award) *
David Gerrold David Gerrold (born Jerrold David Friedman; January 24, 1944)Reginald, R. (September 12, 2010)''Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 2'' Borgo Press p. 911. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved June 23, 2013. is an American science fic ...
(born 1944) * Mark S. Geston (born 1946) *
Edward Gibson Edward George Gibson (born November 8, 1936) is a former NASA astronaut, pilot, engineer, and physicist. Before becoming an astronaut, Gibson graduated from the University of Rochester and the California Institute of Technology. He became a re ...
(born 1936) * Gary Gibson (born 1965) *
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, hi ...
(born 1948) *
John Ulrich Giesy John Ulrich Giesy (August 6, 1877 – September 8, 1947) was an American physician, novelist and author. He was one of the early writers in the Sword and Planet genre, with his Jason Croft series. He collaborated with Junius B. Smith on many of h ...
(1877–1947) * Alexis A. Gilliland (born 1931) *
John Glasby John Stephen Glasby (23 September 1928 – 5 June 2011) was a British author born in East Retford in Nottinghamshire whose work spanned a range of popular genres. A professional research chemist and mathematician,Robert M. Price, "About ''The ...
(1928–2011) *
John Gloag John Gloag (10 August 1896 - 17 July 1981) was an English writer in the fields of furniture design and architecture. Gloag also wrote science fiction novels. Gloag served with the Welsh Guards during the First World War, and was invalided home af ...
(1896–1981) *
Molly Gloss Molly Gloss (born November 20, 1944) is an American writer of historical fiction and science fiction. Life Gloss grew up in rural Oregon and began writing seriously when she became a mother. She now lives in Portland, Oregon, and was close friend ...
(born 1944) *
Dmitry Glukhovsky Dmitry Alekseyevich Glukhovsky (russian: Дми́трий Алексе́евич Глухо́вский, born 12 June 1979) is a Russian author and journalist best known for the science fiction novel ''Metro 2033'' and its sequels. As a journal ...
(born 1979) * Parke Godwin (1929–2013) *
Tom Godwin Tom Godwin (June 6, 1915 – August 31, 1980) was an American science fiction author active throughout the 1950s into the 1970s. In his career, Godwin published three novels and around thirty short stories. He is best known for his short sto ...
(1915–1980) * Jacques Goimard (1934–2012) * H. L. Gold (1914–1996) *
Lee Gold Lee Gold is a member of California science fiction fandom and a writer and editor in the role-playing game and filk music communities. Gaming Gold became prominent after 1975 as the editor of '' Alarums and Excursions'', a monthly amateur ...
(born 1942) * Stephen Goldin (born 1947) *
Lisa Goldstein Lisa Goldstein (born Elizabeth Joy Goldstein on November 21, 1953) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer whose work has been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Awards. Her 1982 novel '' The Red Magician'' won a Nation ...
(born 1953) * Kathleen Ann Goonan (1952–2021) * Rex Gordon (1917–1998) (pseudonym of Stanley Bennett Hough) * Richard Gordon (1947–2009) *
Phyllis Gotlieb Phyllis Fay Gotlieb (née Bloom; May 25, 1926 July 14, 2009) was a Canadian science fiction novelist and poet. Biography Born of Jewish heritage in Toronto, Gotlieb graduated from the University of Toronto with degrees in literature in 1948 ...
(1926–2009) *
Ron Goulart Ronald Joseph Goulart (; January 13, 1933 – January 14, 2022) was an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy, and science fiction author. He published novelizations and other work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson, Co ...
(1933–2022) * Steven Gould (born 1955) * Charles L. Grant (1942–2006) * Dominic Green (born 1967) * Roland J. Green (1944–2021) * Simon R. Green (born 1955) * A. T. Greenblatt ( fl. 2011–present) *
Colin Greenland Colin Greenland (born 17 May 1954 in Dover, Kent, England) is a British science fiction writer, whose first story won the second prize in a 1982 Faber & Faber competition. His best-known novel is ''Take Back Plenty'' (1990), winner of both majo ...
(born 1954) * William Greenleaf (born 1948) *
Percy Greg Percy Greg (7 January 1836 Bury – 24 December 1889, Chelsea), son of William Rathbone Greg, was an English writer. Percy Greg, like his father, wrote about politics, but his views were violently reactionary: his ''History of the United States ...
(1836–1889) * Lois Gresh (born 1965) * George Griffith (1857–1906) *
Nicola Griffith Nicola Griffith (; born 30 September 1960) is a British-American novelist, essayist, and teacher. She has won the Washington State Book Award, Nebula Award, James Tiptree, Jr. Award, World Fantasy Award and six Lambda Literary Awards. Person ...
(born 1960) * Jon Courtenay Grimwood (born 1953) *
Ken Grimwood Kenneth Milton Grimwood (February 27, 1944 – June 6, 2003) was an American author, who also published work under the name of Alan Cochran. In his fantasy fiction, Grimwood combined themes of life-affirmation and hope with metaphysical concep ...
(1944–2003) * Alexander Gromov (in
Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Грóмов) * Martin Grzimek (born 1950) * Wyman Guin (1915–1989) * Eileen Gunn (born 1945) *
James E. Gunn James Edwin Gunn (July 12, 1923 – December 23, 2020) was an American science fiction writer, editor, scholar, and anthologist. His work as an editor of anthologies includes the six-volume ''The Road to Science Fiction, Road to Science Ficti ...
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* PJ Haarsma (born 1964) *
Karen Haber Karen Haber (born January 9,"She came upon the story somehow, was startled and amused to find that she shared a birthday with its protagonist (...) Her name was Karen Haber (...) Today was her birthday, the seventh of January": introduction to "Ca ...
(born 1955) * H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925) * Ronald M. Hahn (born 1948) * Isidore Haiblum (1935–2012) * Jack C. Haldeman II (1941–2002) *
Joe Haldeman Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel '' The Forever War'' (1974). That novel and other works, including '' The Hemingway Hoax'' (1991) and '' Forever Peace'' (1997), hav ...
(born 1943) * Austin Hall (1885–1933) *
Barbara Hambly Barbara Hambly (born August 28, 1951) is an American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction. She is the author of the bestselling Benjamin January mystery series featuring a fre ...
(born 1951) *
Edmond Hamilton Edmond Moore Hamilton (October 21, 1904 – February 1, 1977) was an American writer of science fiction during the mid-twentieth century. Early life Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he was raised there and in nearby New Castle, Pennsylvania. So ...
(1904–1977) * Peter F. Hamilton (born 1960) * Elizabeth Hand (born 1957) *
Otfrid von Hanstein Otfrid von Hanstein (1869–1959) was a German actor and writer. As a novelist, he was prolific in various genres; his best-known works in English-language translation are science fiction novels published in various magazines by Hugo Gernsback. Joh ...
(1869–1959) * Lee Harding (born 1937) * Charles L. Harness (1915–2005) * Clare Winger Harris (1891–1968) * Harry Harrison (1925–2012) * M. John Harrison (born 1945) * Henry Hasse (1913–1977) * Simon Hawke (born 1951) *
Peter Heck Peter Jewell Heck (born September 4, 1941, in Chestertown, Maryland) is an American science fiction and mystery author. His books include the "Mark Twain Mysteries"—historical whodunits featuring the famous author as a detective—and four boo ...
(born 1941) *
Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein (; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accu ...
(1907–1988) * Zenna Henderson (1917–1983) *
Brian Herbert Brian Patrick Herbert (born June 29, 1947) is an American author who lives in Washington state. He is the elder son of science fiction author Frank Herbert (who died in 1986). Brian Herbert's novels include ''Sidney's Comet'', ''Prisoners of Ar ...
(born 1947) * Frank Herbert (1920–1986) * Paul van Herck (1938–1989) * Philip E. High (1914–2006) *
Douglas Hill Douglas Arthur Hill (April 6, 1935 – June 21, 2007) was a Canadian science fiction author, editor and reviewer. He was born in Brandon, Manitoba, the son of a railroad engineer, and was raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. An avid science fic ...
(1935–2007) * Ernest Hill (1915–2003) * Charles Howard Hinton (1853–1907) * Christopher Hinz (born 1951) * Morioka Hiroyuki (born 1962) (in Japanese 森岡浩之) * Christopher Hodder-Williams (1926–1995) * P. C. Hodgell (born 1951) *
William Hope Hodgson William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and scie ...
(1877–1918) * E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822) * Lee Hoffman (1932–2007) *
Ludvig Holberg Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian dual monarchy. He was influenced by Humanism, ...
(1684–1754) * H. H. Hollis (1921–1977) (pseudonym of Ben Neal Ramey) * James P. Hogan (1941–2010) * Elizabeth Holden (1943–2013) *
Robert Holdstock Robert Paul Holdstock (2 August 1948 – 29 November 2009) was an English novelist and author best known for his works of Celtic, Nordic, Gothic and Pictish fantasy literature, predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction. Holds ...
(1948–2009) *
Nalo Hopkinson Nalo Hopkinson (born 20 December 1960) is a Jamaican-born Canadian speculative fiction writer and editor. Her novels ('' Brown Girl in the Ring'', '' Midnight Robber'', '' The Salt Roads'', ''The New Moon's Arms'') and short stories such as th ...
(born 1960) *
Shinichi Hoshi Shinichi Hoshi (星 新一 ''Hoshi Shin'ichi'', September 6, 1926 – December 30, 1997) was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer best known for his " short-short" science fiction stories, often no more than three or four pages in len ...
(1926–1997) * Rokheya Sakhawat Hossain (Begum Rokheya) (1880? – 1932) * Hayden Howard (1925–2014) * Robert Ervin Howard (1906–1936) *
Hugh Howey Hugh C. Howey (born 1975) is an American writer, known best for the science fiction series ''Silo'', part of which he published independently through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system. Howey was raised in Monroe, North Carolina and b ...
(born 1975) *
Fred Hoyle Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and was one of the authors of the influential B2FH paper. He also held controversial stances on other sci ...
(1915–2001) * L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) * Marek Huberath (born 1954) * Matt Hughes (born 1949) * Monica Hughes (1925–2003) *
Kameron Hurley Kameron Hurley is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Biography Hurley was born in Washington state and has lived in Fairbanks, Alaska, Durban, South Africa, and Chicago. She currently resides in Dayton, Ohio. Hurley has been publ ...
(born 1980) *
Edna Mayne Hull Edna May Hull van Vogt (May 1, 1905 – January 20, 1975) was a Canadian science fiction writer who published under the name E. Mayne Hull. She was the first wife of A. E. van Vogt, also a science fiction writer. Early life and marriage Edna Ma ...
(1905–1975) *
Cyril Hume Cyril Hume (March 16, 1900 – March 26, 1966) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Hume was a graduate of Yale University, where he edited campus humor magazine ''The Yale Record''. He was an editor of the collection ''The Yale Record ...
(1900–1966) * Stephen Hunt (born 1966) * Dave Hutchinson (born 1960) *
Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books, both novels and non-fiction works, as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxle ...
(1894–1963)


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* Dragutin Ilić (1858–1926) * Dean Ing (1931–2020) *
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Muhammed Zafar Iqbal ( bn, মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল; ; born 23 December 1952) is a Bangladeshi science fiction author, physicist, academic, activist & former professor of computer science and engineering and former he ...
(born 1952) *
Kazuo Ishiguro Sir Kazuo Ishiguro ( ; born 8 November 1954) is a British novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer. Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, and moved to Britain in 1960 with his parents when he was five. He is one of the most cr ...
(born 1954) *
Simon Ings Simon Ings is an English novelist and science writer living in London. He was born in July 1965 in Horndean and educated at Churcher's College, Petersfield and at King's College London and Birkbeck College, London. Ings has written a number o ...
(born 1965) * Emmi Itäranta (born 1976)


J

* Muriel Jaeger (1892–1969) *
John Jakes John William Jakes (born March 31, 1932) is an American writer, best known for American historical and speculative fiction. His Civil War trilogy, ''North and South'', has sold millions of copies worldwide. He is also the author of The Kent Fam ...
(born 1932) *
Malcolm Jameson Malcolm Routh Jameson (December 21, 1891 – April 16, 1945), commonly known as Malcolm Jameson, was an American science fiction author. An officer in the US Navy, he was active in American pulp magazines during the Golden Age of Science Fic ...
(1891–1945) * Phil Janes ( fl. 1993–present) * Laurence Janifer (1933–2002) *N.K. Jemisin (born 1972) *P. C. Jersild (born 1935) *Wolfgang Jeschke (1936–2015) *K. W. Jeter (born 1950) *Michel Jeury (1934–2015) *Xia Jia (born 1984) *George Clayton Johnson (1929–2015) *D. F. Jones (1917–1981) *Gwyneth Jones (novelist), Gwyneth Jones (born 1952) *Neil R. Jones (1909–1988) *Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994) *Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011) *Robert Jordan (1948–2007) *M. K. Joseph (1914–1981) *Emmanuel Jouanne (1960–2008) *Theodore Judson (born 1951) *Unno Juza (1897–1949)


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*Franz Kafka (1883–1924) *Janet Kagan (1946–2008) *Michael Kandel (born 1941) *Colin Kapp (1928–2007) *Alexander Kazantsev (1906–2002) *Joseph E. Kelleam (1913–1975) *David H. Keller (1880–1966) *James Patrick Kelly (born 1951) *Rick Kennett (born 1956) *Steven L. Kent (born 1928) *Katharine Kerr (born 1944) *John Kessel (born 1950) *Roy Kettle (born 1949) *Alexander Key (1904–1979) *Daniel Keyes (1927–2014) *Gregory Keyes (born 1963) *David Kier (born 1943) *Caitlín R. Kiernan (born 1964) *Lee Killough (author), Lee Killough (born 1942) *Wade A. Kimberlin (born 1970) *Sara King (born 1982) * Stephen King (born 1947) *Vincent King (1935–2000) *Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) *John Kippax (1915–1974) *Annette Curtis Klause (born 1953) *Donald Kingsbury (born 1929) *Hugh Kingsmill (1889–1949) *David Barr Kirtley (born 1977) *Gérard Klein (born 1937) *Otis Adelbert Kline (1891–1946) *Marko Kloos ( fl. 2011–present) *Nigel Kneale (1922–2006) *Boban Knežević (born 1959) *Damon Knight (1922–2002) *Norman L. Knight (1895–1972) *Walter Koenig (born 1936) *Lazar Komarčić (1839–1909) *Dean R. Koontz (born 1945) *Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923–1958) *Mary Robinette Kowal (born 1969) *Tom Kratman (born 1956) *Nancy Kress (born 1948) *Günther Krupkat (1905–1990) *Zoran Krušvar (born 1977) *Michael P. Kube-McDowell (born 1954) *Walter Kubilius (1918–1993) *Michael Kurland (born 1938) *Katherine Kurtz (1944) *Henry Kuttner (1915–1958) *David Kyle (1919–2016)


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*W. S. Lach-Szyrma (1841–1915) *R. A. Lafferty (1914–2002) *Louis L'Amour (1908–1988) *Geoffrey Landis (born 1955) *David Langford (born 1953) *Sterling E. Lanier (1927–2007) *Justine Larbalestier (born 1967) *Glen A. Larson (1937–2014) *Kurd Lasswitz (1848–1910) *Robert S. Richardson, Philip Latham (1902–1981) (pseudonym of Robert S. Richardson) *Yulia Latynina (born 1966) *Keith Laumer (1925–1993) *Stephen R. Lawhead (born 1950) *W. H. C. Lawrence ( fl. 1889) *Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) *Ann Leckie (born 1966) *Gentry Lee (born 1942) *Mary Soon Lee (born 1965) *Sharon Lee (writer), Sharon Lee (born 1952) *Stan Lee (1922–2018) *Tanith Lee (1947–2015) *Yoon Ha Lee (born 1979) *Fritz Leiber (1910–1992) *Murray Leinster (1896–1975) (pseudonym of Will F. Jenkins) *Stanisław Lem (1921–2006) *Edward M. Lerner (born 1949) *Stephen Marlowe, Milton Lesser (1928–2008) (pseudonym of Stephen Marlowe) *Doris Lessing (1919–2013) *Jonathan Lethem (born 1964) *David D. Levine (born 1961) *Paul Levinson (born 1947) *Roger Levy ( fl. 2001–present) *C. S. Lewis (1898–1963) *Shariann Lewitt (born 1954) *Jacqueline Lichtenberg (born 1942) *Jean-Marc Ligny (born 1956) *Brad Linaweaver (1952–2019) *Dénis Lindbohm (1927–2005) *David Lindsay (novelist), David Lindsay (1876–1945) *Liu Cixin (born 1963) *Ken Liu (born 1976) *John Uri Lloyd (1849–1936) *Jack London (1876–1916) *Amelia Reynolds Long (1904–1978) *Frank Belknap Long (1901–1994) *Barry B. Longyear (born 1942) *Jean Lorrah (born 1938) *H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) *Archibald Low (1888–1956) *Nathan Lowell (born 1952) *Robert A. W. Lowndes (1916–1998) *Lois Lowry (born 1937) *George Lucas (born 1944) *Lucian (120–after 180) *Nicole Luiken (born 1971) *Sergey Lukyanenko (born 1968) *Sam Lundwall (born 1941) *Duncan Lunan (born 1945) *Richard A. Lupoff (1935–2020) *John Lymington (1911–1983) *Elizabeth A. Lynn (born 1946) *Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873)


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*Darko Macan (born 1966) *James D. Macdonald (born 1954) *John D. MacDonald (1916–1986) *F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre (c. 1948–2010) *R. W. Mackelworth (1930–2000) *Katherine MacLean (1925–2019) *Ian R. MacLeod (born 1956) *Ken MacLeod (born 1954) *Angus MacVicar (1908–2001) *Tom Maddox (born 1945) *Charles Eric Maine (1921–1981) (pseudonym of David McIlwain) *Donald Malcolm (1930–1975) *Daryl F. Mallett (born 1969) *Barry N. Malzberg (born 1939) *George Mann (writer), George Mann (born 1978) *Laurence Manning (1899–1972) *Leo Margulies (1900–1975) *Stephen Marley (writer), Stephen Marley (born 1946) *Paul Marlowe ( fl. 2000–present) *George R. R. Martin (born 1948) *Arkady Martine (born 1985) *David Marusek (born 1951) *Richard Matheson (1926–2013) *Susan R. Matthews (born 1952) *Julian May (1931–2017) *Ged Maybury (born 1953) *Paul J. McAuley (born 1955) *Ed McBain (1926–2005) *Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011) *Wil McCarthy (born 1966) *David McDaniel (1944–1977) *Jack McDevitt (born 1935) *Ian McDonald (author), Ian McDonald (born 1960) *William P. McGivern (1918–1982) *Maureen F. McHugh (born 1959) *J. T. McIntosh (1925–2008) *Will McIntosh (born 1962) *Vonda N. McIntyre (1948–2019) *Richard McKenna (1913–1964) *Neil McMahon (born 1949) *Sean McMullen (born 1948) *Mike McQuay (1949–1995) *John Meaney (born 1957) *S. P. Meek (1894–1972) *R. M. Meluch (born 1956) *Miguel Mendonça (born 1973) *Richard C. Meredith (1937–1979) *Robert Merle (1908–2004) *Judith Merril (1923–1997) *A. Merritt (1884–1943) *Sam Merwin Jr. (1910–1996) *Régis Messac (1893–1945) *John Metcalfe (writer), John Metcalfe (1891–1965) *Melinda Metz (born 1962) *Robert A. Metzger (born 1956) *Stephenie Meyer (born 1973) *John B. Michel (1917–1969) *China Miéville (born 1972) *Victor Milán (1954–2018) *John J. Miller (author), John J. Miller (1954–2022) *P. Schuyler Miller (1912–1974) *Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1923–1996) *Edward Page Mitchell (1852–1927) *Kirk Mitchell (born 1950) *Syne Mitchell (born 1970) *Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999) *Premendra Mitra (1904–1988) *L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (born 1943) *Judith Moffett (born 1942) *Donald Moffitt (1936–2014) *Thomas F. Monteleone (born 1946) *Elizabeth Moon (born 1945) *Michael Moorcock (born 1939) *Alan Moore (born 1953) *C. L. Moore (1911–1987) *Patrick Moore (1923–2012) *Ward Moore (1903–1978) *Daniel Keys Moran (born 1962) *Dan Morgan (writer), Dan Morgan (1925–2011) *Richard K. Morgan (born 1965) *Chris Moriarty (born 1968) *A. R. Morlan (1958–2016) *John Morressy (1930–2006) *Chris Morris (author), Chris Morris (born 1946) *Janet Morris (born 1946) *Joseph Samachson, William Morrison (1906–1982) (pseudonym of Joseph Samachson) *James Morrow (born 1947) *Sam Moskowitz (1920–1997) *Pat Murphy (writer), Pat Murphy (born 1955)


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*Linda Nagata (born 1960) *Jayant Narlikar (born 1938) (Marathi: जयंत विष्णू नारळीकर) *Grant Naylor (joint pseudonym of Rob Grant and Doug Naylor) *Ondrej Neff (born 1945) *Geoff Nelder (born 1947) *Ray Nelson (author), Ray Nelson (born 1931) *István Nemere (born 1944) *Josef Nesvadba (1926–2005) *Kris Neville (1925–1980) *Eirik Newth (born 1964) *Yuri Nikitin (author), Yuri Nikitin (in
Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
Юрий Никитин) (born 1939) *Larry Niven (born 1938) *William F. Nolan (1928–2021) *Jeff Noon (born 1957) *John Norman (born 1931), the ''Gor'' series *Lisanne Norman (born 1951) *Bernard Cronin, Eric North (1884–1968) (pseudonym of Bernard Cronin) *Andre Norton (1912–2005) (pseudonym of Alice Mary Norton) *Philip Francis Nowlan (1888–1940) *Alan E. Nourse (1928–1992) *Eric S. Nylund (born 1964)


O

*Robert C. O'Brien (author), Robert C. O'Brien (1918–1973) *Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. (1950–2012) *Patrick O'Leary (writer), Patrick O'Leary (born 1952) *Raven Oak (born 1977) *Vladimir Obruchev (1863–1956) *Alan Odle, Edwin Vincent Odle (1890–1942) *Andrew J. Offutt (1934–2013) *Nnedi Okorafor (born 1974) *Chad Oliver (1928–1993) *Bob Olsen (1884–1956) *Jerry Oltion (born 1957) *Karen Osborne (born 1980) *John Ostrander (born 1949) *Jerry Ordway (born 1957) *Marek Oramus (born 1952) *Rebecca Ore (born 1948) *George Orwell (1903–1950) (pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair) *A. K. Otterness ( fl. 1990s)


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*Lewis Padgett (joint pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore) *Michel Pagel (born 1961) *George Pal (1908–1980) *Ada Palmer (born 1981) *David R. Palmer (born 1941) *Jane Palmer (born 1946) *Philip Palmer (born 1960) *Raymond A. Palmer (1910–1977) *Edgar Pangborn (1909–1976) *Alexei Panshin (1940–2022) *Cory Panshin (born 1947) *Christopher Paolini (born 1980) *Richard Parks (author), Richard Parks (born 1955) *James Patterson (born 1947) *Stel Pavlou (born 1970) *Donald G. Payne (1924–2018) (also known as James Vance Marshall, Ian Cameron, and Donald Gordon) *Hayford Peirce (1942–2020) *Charles Pellegrino (born 1953) *Dalibor Perković (born 1974) *Lawrence Person (born 1965) *Steve Perry (author), Steve Perry (born 1947) *Emil Petaja (1915–2000) *Wildy Petoud (born 1957) *John T. Phillifent (1916–1976) *Mark Phillips (author), Mark Phillips (joint pseudonym used by Laurence Janifer (1933–2002) and
Randall Garrett Gordon Randall Phillip David GarrettGarrett, Randall
in ''
*Ayn Rand (1905–1982) *Hannu Rajaniemi (born 1978) *Marta Randall (born 1948) *Sujatha (writer), Sujatha (1935–2008) *Bill Ransom (born 1945) *Carlos Rasch (1932–1921) *Melanie Rawn (born 1954) *Satyajit Ray (1921–1992) *Francis G. Rayer (1921–1981) *Tom Reamy (1935–1977) *Robert Reed (author), Robert Reed (born 1956) *Philip Reeve (born 1966) *Miha Remec (1928–2020) *Maurice Renard (1875–1939) *Ed Earl Repp (1901–1979) *Laura Resnick (born 1962) *Mike Resnick (1942–2020) *
Lester del Rey Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and scienc ...
(1915–1993) *Alastair Reynolds (born 1966) *Mack Reynolds (1917–1983) *Christopher Rice (born 1978) *Christopher Ride (born 1965) *John Ringo (born 1963) *Adam Roberts (British writer), Adam Roberts (born 1965) *Keith Roberts (1935–2000) *Shauna S. Roberts (born 1956) *Stephen Robinett (1941–2004) *Frank M. Robinson (1926–2014) *Jeanne Robinson (1948–2010) *Kim Stanley Robinson (born 1952) *Spider Robinson (born 1948) *Justina Robson (born 1968) *Esther Rochon (born 1948) *Ross Rocklynne (1913–1988) *Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991) *Simon Rose (author), Simon Rose (born 1961) *Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author), Joel Rosenberg (1954–2011) *Mary Rosenblum (1952–2018) *J.-H. Rosny (joint pseudonym of J.-H. Rosny aîné, Joseph (1856–1940) and J.-H. Rosny jeune, Séraphin (1859–1948) Boex) *Patrick Rothfuss (born 1973) *M. A. Rothman *Milton A. Rothman (1919–2001) *Tony Rothman (born 1953) *William Rotsler (1926–1997) *Gustave Le Rouge (1867–1938) *Christopher Rowley (born 1948) *Rudy Rucker (born 1946) *Anthony M. Rud (1893–1942) *Christopher Ruocchio *Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born 1960) *Joanna Russ (1937–2011) *Richard Paul Russo (born 1954) *Eric Frank Russell (1905–1978) *Mary Doria Russell (born 1950) *Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, A. Merc Rustad (born 1986) *Geoff Ryman (born 1951)


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*Fred Saberhagen (1930–2007) *Carl Sagan (1934–1996) *Nick Sagan (born 1970) *Don Sakers (1958–2021) *Emilio Salgari (1862–1911) *Ramiro Sanchiz (born 1978) *Cathal Ó Sándair (1922–1996) *Brandon Sanderson (born 1975) *Domingo Santos (1941–2018) (pseudonym of Pedro Domingo Mutiñó) *Pamela Sargent (born 1948) *Al Sarrantonio (born 1952) *Robert J. Sawyer (born 1960) *John Scalzi (born 1969) *Nat Schachner (1895–1955) *K. H. Scheer (1928–1991) *Paul Scheerbart (1863–1915) *Herman George Scheffauer (1876–1927) *Joseph Schlossel (1902–1977) *Bryan Thomas Schmidt (born 1969) *Stanley Schmidt (born 1944) *James H. Schmitz (1911–1974) *Lawrence M. Schoen (born 1959) *Karl Schroeder (born 1962) *J. Neil Schulman (1953–2019) *George H. Scithers (1929–2010) *Thomas N. Scortia (1926–1986) *Arthur Sellings (1911–1968) *Józef Sękowski (1800–1858) *Rod Serling (1924–1975) *Garrett P. Serviss (1851–1929) *Michael Shaara (1928–1988) *William Shatner (born 1931) *Richard S. Shaver (1907–1975) *Bob Shaw (1931–1996) *Larry Shaw (editor), Larry Shaw (1924–1985) *Nisi Shawl (born 1955) *Michael Shea (author), Michael Shea (1946–2014) *Robert Sheckley (1928–2005) *Charles Sheffield (1935–2002) *Mary Shelley (1797–1851) *Lucius Shepard (1947–2014) *Joel Shepherd (born 1974) *M. P. Shiel (1865–1947) *R. C. Sherriff (1896–1975) *T. L. Sherred (1915–1985) *David Sherman (born 1958) *Lewis Shiner (born 1950) *Sharon Shinn (born 1957) *Wilmar H. Shiras (1908–1990) *John Shirley (born 1953) *Shumil (born 1957) *William Shunn (born 1967) *Luís Filipe Silva (born 1969) *Robert Silverberg (born 1935) *Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988) *Dan Simmons (born 1948) *Johanna Sinisalo (born 1958) *Curt Siodmak (1902–2000) *Jack Skillingstead (born 1955) *John Sladek (1937–2000) *William Sleator (1945–2011) *Henry Slesar (1927–2002) *William Milligan Sloane III (1906–1974) *Joan Slonczewski (born 1956) *George Edgar Slusser (1939–2014) *Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961) *Cordwainer Smith (1913–1966) (pseudonym of Paul M.A. Linebarger) *E. E. Smith (1890–1965) *Evelyn E. Smith (1922–2000) *Michael Marshall Smith (born 1965) *George H. Smith (fiction author), George H. Smith (1922–1996) *George O. Smith (1911–1981) *L. Neil Smith (1946–2021) *Melinda Snodgrass (born 1951) *Jerry Sohl (1913–2002) *Martha Soukup (born 1959) *Steven Spielberg (born 1946) *Norman Spinrad (born 1940) *Jacques Spitz (1896–1963) *Nancy Springer (born 1948) *Margaret St. Clair (1911–1995) (also known as Idris Seabright) *Dana Stabenow (born 1952) *Brian Stableford (born 1948) *Michael Stackpole (born 1957) *Robert Lester Stallman, Robert Stallman (1930–1980) *Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950) *Roman Frederick Starzl (1899–1976) *Christopher Stasheff (1944–2018) *John Steakley (1951–2010) *Allen Steele (born 1958) *Angela Steinmüller (born 1941) *Karlheinz Steinmüller (born 1950) *Neal Stephenson (born 1959) *Jacques Sternberg (1923–2006) *Bruce Sterling (born 1954) *Gertrude Barrows Bennett, Francis Stevens (1883–1948) (pseudonym of Gertrude Barrows Bennett) *Marc Stiegler (born 1954) *G. Harry Stine (1928–1997) (also known as Lee Corey) *S. M. Stirling (born 1953) *Sam Stone ( fl. 2000s–present) *John E. Stith (born 1947) *J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), ''Babylon 5'' *Giampietro Stocco (born 1961) *Manning Lee Stokes (1911–1976) *Charles Stross (born 1964) *Arkady and Boris Strugatsky ((1925–1991) and (1933–2012) respectively) (in
Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
, Аркадий и Борис СтругацкиеIndividually, their names are Аркадий Стругацкий and Борис Стругацкий.) *Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985) (pseudonym of Edward Hamilton Waldo) *Somtow Sucharitkul (also known as S. P. Somtow) (born 1952) *Tricia Sullivan (born 1968) *Michael Swanwick (born 1950) *Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) *Michael Szameit (1950–2014)


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*Eric Temple Bell, John Taine (1883–1960) (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell) *Stephen Tall (1908–1981) (pseudonym of Compton Newby Crook) *Yoshiki Tanaka (born 1952) *Charles R. Tanner (1896–1974) *Andrius Tapinas (born 1977) *Dennis E. Taylor ( fl. 2015–present) *Howard Tayler (born 1968) *Mark Anthony Taylor (born 1970) *Travis S. Taylor (born 1968) *Adrian Tchaikovsky (born 1972) *Steve Rasnic Tem (born 1950) *William F. Temple (1914–1989) *Tais Teng (born 1952) (nom de plume of Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen) *William Tenn (1920–2010) (pseudonym of Philip Klass) *Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016) *Tom Terry (author), Tom Terry (born 1963) *Walter Tevis (1928–1984) *Felix Thijssen (1933–2022) *Theodore L. Thomas (1920–2005) *Tade Thompson ( fl. 2005–present) *Robert Thurston (1936–2021) *Mark W. Tiedemann (born 1954) *Patrick Tilley (1928–2020) *James Tiptree Jr. (1915–1987) (pseudonym of Alice Sheldon) *Lavie Tidhar (born 1976) *Aleksei Nikolaevich Tolstoi (born 1882 or 1883, died 1945) (in
Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
Алексей Николаевич Толстой) *Arthur Tofte (1902–1980) *Brad R. Torgersen (born 1974) *Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1883–1945) *Karen Traviss ( fl. 2004–present) *F. Orlin Tremaine (1899–1956) *Edwin Charles Tubb (1919–2010) *George Tucker (politician), George Tucker (1775–1861) *Wilson Tucker (writer), Wilson Tucker (1914–2006) *George Turner (writer), George Turner (1916–1997) *Harry Turtledove (born 1949) *Mary Turzillo (born 1940) *Lisa Tuttle (born 1952) *John Twelve Hawks ( fl. 2005–2014) *Kathy Tyers (born 1952)


U

*Steven Utley (1948–2013)


V

*Catherynne M. Valente (born 1979) *Jack Vance (1916–2013) *Jeff VanderMeer (born 1968) *James Van Pelt (born 1954) *Sydney J. Van Scyoc (born 1939) *Robert E. Vardeman (born 1947) *Pierre Versins (1923–2001) *A. E. van Vogt (1912–2000) *John Varley (author), John Varley (born 1947) *Vladimir Vasilyev (writer), Vladimir Vasilyev (born 1967) *Jean Bruller, Vercors (1902–1991) (pseudonym of Jean Bruller) *Jules Verne (1828–1905) *Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871–1954) *Harl Vincent (1893–1968) *Joan D. Vinge (born 1948) *Vernor Vinge (born 1944) *Julius Vogel (1835–1899) *Voltaire (1694–1778) *Elisabeth Vonarburg (born 1947) *Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922–2007)


W

*Karl Edward Wagner (1945–1994) *Roland C. Wagner (1960–2012) *Howard Waldrop (born 1946) *Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) *F. L. Wallace (1915–2004) (also known as Floyd Wallace) *Ian Wallace (author), Ian Wallace (1912–1998) *Hugh Walters (author), Hugh Walters (1910–1993) *Bryce Walton (1918–1988) *Jo Walton (born 1964) *Donald Wandrei (1908–1987) *Ian Watson (author), Ian Watson (born 1943) *Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954) *Peter Watts (author), Peter Watts (born 1958) *Don Webb (writer), Don Webb (born 1960) *David Weber (born 1952) *Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935) *Richard M. Weiner (1930–2020) *Andy Weir (born 1972) *Jan Weiss (1892–1972) *Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986) *Angus Wells (1943–2006) *Basil Wells (1912–2003) *Dan Wells (author), Dan Wells (born 1977) *H. G. Wells (1866–1946) *Martha Wells (born 1964) *Chuck Wendig (born 1976) *K. D. Wentworth (1951–2012) *Bernard Werber (born 1961) *Wallace West (1900–1980) *Scott Westerfeld (born 1963) *Suzanne Weyn (born 1955) *Dennis Wheatley (1897–1977) *Alex White (author), Alex White (born 1981) *James White (author), James White (1928–1999) *Steve White (science fiction), Steve White (born 1946) *Ted White (author), Ted White (born 1938) *Sonny Whitelaw (born 1956) *Cherry Wilder (1930–2002) *Kate Wilhelm (1928–2018) *Lynda Williams (born 1958) *Liz Williams (born 1965) *Rob Williams (comics), Rob Williams *Robert Moore Williams (1907–1977) *Sean Williams (author), Sean Williams (born 1967) *Tad Williams (born 1957) *Walter Jon Williams (born 1953) *Jack Williamson (1908–2006) *Michael Z. Williamson (born 1967) *Connie Willis (born 1945) *Colin Wilson (1931–2013) *D. Harlan Wilson (born 1971) *F. Paul Wilson (born 1946) *Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007) *Robert Charles Wilson (born 1953) *Richard Wilson (author), Richard Wilson (1920–1987) *David Wingrove (born 1954) *Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995) *Otto Witt (1875–1923) *Bernard Wolfe (1915–1985) *Gene Wolfe (1931–2019) *Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990) (various pseudonyms) *Edmund Wnuk-Lipinski (1944–2015) *Jack Womack (born 1956) *John C. Wright (author), John C. Wright (born 1961) *S. Fowler Wright (1874–1965) *Stefan Wul (1922–2003) (pseudonym of Pierre Pairault) *Philip Wylie (1902–1971) *John Wyndham (1903–1969) (pseudonym of John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris)


Y

*Neon Yang (born ?) *Nir Yaniv (born 1972) *Tetsu Yano (1923–2004) *Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born 1942) *Jun'ya Yokota (1945–2019) *Jane Yolen (born 1939) *Robert Franklin Young (1915–1986) *Charles Yu (born 1976)


Z

*Arthur Leo Zagat (1896–1949) *Timothy Zahn (born 1951) *Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Mohammad Zafar Iqbal (1952-present) *Janusz Zajdel (1938–1985) *Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884–1937) *George Zebrowski (born 1945) *Roger Zelazny (1937–1995) *Alexander Zelenyj ( fl. 2005–present) *Kenneth Bulmer, Tully Zetford (pseudonym of Kenneth Bulmer) *Sarah Zettel (born 1966) *Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz (born 1964) *Andrzej Ziemiański (born 1960) *Aleksandar Ziljak (born 1963) *Werner Zillig (born 1949) *David Zindell (born 1952) *Zoran Živković (writer), Zoran Živković (born 1948) *Pamela Zoline (born 1941) *Alexander Zorich (born 1973) (joint pseudonym of Yana Botsman and Dmitry Gordevsky) *Joseph Zornado ( fl. 2000–present) *Jerzy Żuławski (1874–1915)


See also

*Women science fiction authors *List of science fiction editors *Novelists *List of fantasy authors *List of horror fiction authors *List of military science fiction works and authors *List of Clarion South Writers Workshop Instructors *List of Clarion West Writers Workshop alumni *List of Clarion West Writers Workshop instructors *List of Clarion Writers Workshop Alumni *List of Clarion Writers Workshop Instructors *Lists of authors *List of Romanian science fiction writers *Internet Speculative Fiction DataBase *:Science fiction writers by nationality *Black science fiction *Timeline of science fiction


References


Resources

A useful book for looking up authors is ''A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction'', by Baird Searles, Martin Last, Beth Meacham, and Michael Franklin (1979). It also tells you whom else you might like if you like one author. Other invaluable works include ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls (2nd. Ed. 1991), ''The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', edited by George Mann (1999) ( or ), and ''Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers'', edited by Curtis C. Smith (1981) ().


External links


Official website
for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Official website
for "Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy" {{Science fiction Lists of writers, Science fiction Science fiction writers, * Science fiction lists, Authors