Love SciFi? You MUST have come across something by one of the (in my humble opinion) BEST authors of all time, one of the fathers of science fiction, Isaac Asimov. He is the greatest...

Into SciFi/Fantasy series'? The Pendragon series is outstanding (six books out as yet, I think, and ten for the goal total.) www.thependragonadventure.com The author, D.J. MacHale, has also produced some TV series including Ghostwriter, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, among other "kids" shows (I watched 'em til I got into my teen years - and I'd still be watchin if they were still on.)

Douglas Adams, of course (Hitchiker's Guide...)

Anyone else wanna add to the list?

while I agree w/ who you have listed it can't be a SciFi list without Robert Heinlein

How could one forget Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow seriess. Also Tom Clancy's Net Force series is good.

Read the Robotech paperback book series! Very good to read and a few others are The Mystic Rebel series and a comic book called Lady Death, and she has a few different books and graphic novels out. Lady Death Rocks![cool][grin]

Kat wrote:
while I agree w/ who you have listed it can't be a SciFi list without Robert Heinlein

Job just has to be the best.

In the fantasy genre have any of you read the Xanth books by Piers Anthony? Very entertaining and humorous works. Full of intended puns and inuendos. The Magikal country of Xanth is shaped amazingly like Florida and is chock full of wonderful characters.
Â*In Sci-fi how about Larry Nivens and the "Ringworld" series?
Uaine

has to be raymond e feist with his magician series and david eddings for his deverry series, i love fantasy books[grin]

My current favorite is Spider Robinson's Callahan series, ei, "Callahan's Crosstime Saloon", "Lady Slings the Booze", "All Time Travelers Pay Cash", etc.

I'm more into Fantasy myself and would have to say R.A. Salvatore is my favorite author. After that would be Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman. Their Dragonlance series of novels was superb.I also like Michael Moorecock (sp?) It's been years, but Elric of Melnibone is one bad-ass-mutha (hush yo mouth!).

earth child wrote:
has to be raymond e feist

What an author!!!! I have not read the series you mentioned, however the conclave of shadows series is amazing!
Can this list have gone this long without mentioning the most famous of all? Tolkien? anyone?