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#3475437 - 12/16/11 11:53 AM The "golden age" of sci-fi literature
PanzerMeyer Albatros pilot for the Kaiser King Crimson - SimHQ's Top Poster Registered: 04/04/01 Posts: 72154 Loc: Miami, FL USA	When talking about the "golden age" of sci-fi literature from the 20th century, is there anyone you would include besides Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert, Robert Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke? I'm just wondering if I'm missing anyone else who was huge during that era. _________________________ I aim to misbehave.
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#3475481 - 12/16/11 01:04 PM Re: The "golden age" of sci-fi literature [Re: PanzerMeyer]
Mad Max Oldest regular poster Senior Member Registered: 06/20/01 Posts: 3938 Loc: NSW, Australia	Poul Anderson, Hal Clement, Eric Frank Russell, CM Kornbluth, Frederic Pohl, William Tenn.....many many more. _________________________ So they stood an' was still to the Birken'ead drill, soldier an' sailor too!
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#3475486 - 12/16/11 01:13 PM Re: The "golden age" of sci-fi literature [Re: Mad Max]
PanzerMeyer Albatros pilot for the Kaiser King Crimson - SimHQ's Top Poster Registered: 04/04/01 Posts: 72154 Loc: Miami, FL USA	Originally Posted By: Mad Max Poul Anderson, Hal Clement, Eric Frank Russell, CM Kornbluth, Frederic Pohl, William Tenn.....many many more. I see I need to broaden my horizons since I've not heard of any of those authors. Thanks for the list! _________________________ I aim to misbehave.
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#3475492 - 12/16/11 01:24 PM Re: The "golden age" of sci-fi literature [Re: PanzerMeyer]
MudPuppy Member Registered: 06/09/06 Posts: 229 Loc: Appalachian foothills in Virgi...	How about Phillip Dick? I bet most people would say they've seen or heard of "Blade Runner", "Minority Report", "Total Recall" or "The Adjustment Bureau" but very few would know they were all based on stories by Phillip Dick. Regards, Derek
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#3475503 - 12/16/11 01:47 PM Re: The "golden age" of sci-fi literature [Re: PanzerMeyer]
Raw Kryptonite Beat the Kobayashi Maru Hotshot Registered: 04/04/08 Posts: 7071 Loc: MS	Don't forget William Gibson the father of cyberpunk. _________________________ •XBL/Xfire: Raw Kryptonite •Logitech G27 Nixim •360 Wheel •AMD FX-4170 •Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 •16 GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz PC3-12800 •MSI 990FXA-GD65 Mobo •X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro/Logitech Z-5500 •Win 7 64
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#3475523 - 12/16/11 02:31 PM Re: The "golden age" of sci-fi literature [Re: PanzerMeyer]
Alicatt Member Registered: 05/13/10 Posts: 515 Loc: Limburg	Aww you left out E.E. Doc Smith and his Lensman series, The Family D'Alembert series, Skylark series, Lord Tedric series, and his other stories were classics and influenced many writers. _________________________ Chlanna nan con thigibh a so's gheibh sibh feoil Sons of the hound come here and get flesh Clan Cameron
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#3475590 - 12/16/11 04:28 PM Re: The "golden age" of sci-fi literature [Re: PanzerMeyer]
Clydewinder Mach 2 Infrared Orangutan Senior Member Registered: 10/09/00 Posts: 3196 Loc: New Berlin, WI United States	Ray Bradbury _________________________ "Whenever we depart from voluntary cooperation and try to do good by using force, the bad moral value of force triumphs over good intentions." -Friedman "Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone." -Rand
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#3475651 - 12/16/11 07:05 PM Re: The "golden age" of sci-fi literature [Re: PanzerMeyer]
MojoFlow Member Registered: 08/31/01 Posts: 1113 Loc: Moose Jaw, SK Canada	My dad gave me all of his old sci-fi that he read growing up. I have a picture here of some of the books in one of the boxes... books pic Edited by MojoFlow (12/16/11 07:08 PM)
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#3475719 - 12/16/11 10:58 PM Re: The "golden age" of sci-fi literature [Re: PanzerMeyer]
IamFritz Member Registered: 08/10/04 Posts: 594	Stanislaw Lem. He was Douglas Adams before Douglas Adams was funny OR cool. _________________________ Fritz Gunter iamfritz@hotmail.com http://www.iamfritz.com <- visit my site for cool military aviation stuff and more!
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#3475784 - 12/17/11 04:59 AM Re: The "golden age" of sci-fi literature [Re: Raw Kryptonite]
EAF331 MadDog XBL: LanceHawkins Senior Member Registered: 12/07/99 Posts: 3853 Loc: Oslo, Norway	Originally Posted By: Raw Kryptonite Don't forget William Gibson the father of cyberpunk. Gibson is long after what is generally defined as the "golden age" (1930-50s).
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