Robert J. Sawyer male

Robert J. Sawyer is a Canadian science fiction writer, dubbed "the dean of Canadian science fiction" by the "Ottawa Citizen" in 1999. He describes...

Isaac Asimov male, deceased

Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born American Jewish author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best...

Robert A. Heinlein male, deceased

Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 - May 8, 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of "hard" science fiction....

J. K. Rowling female

Joanne "Jo" Rowling BA (Exon.) OBE is an English fiction writer who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling. Rowling is the author of the "Harry...

Timothy Zahn male

Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951) is a science fiction novelist. He is best known for the Thrawn Trilogy, a Star Wars Expanded Universe series...

C. J. Cherryh female

Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pseudonym C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author....

Vernor Vinge male

Vernor Steffen Vinge (born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA) is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer...

Kim Stanley Robinson male

Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23 1952) is an American science fiction writer, probably best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work...

Anne McCaffrey female

Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American science fiction author best known for her "Dragonriders of Pern" series.

Orson Scott Card male

Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American author, working in several genres. He is known for his novel series Ender's Game series and...