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Keith Houghton is an English author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as a playwright. He started writing in the early ’80s, when he wrote his first fantasy novel. In the mid-90s, he wrote his science fiction novel Uth and followed it up with three comedic stageplays. Keith lives in northwest England with his […]
Chrystalla Thoma is a Greek Cypriot novelist of YA science fiction and fantasy. She enjoys writing about mythical beasts, off-the-wall adventures and family bonds. Besides Cyprus, she has lived in France, England, Germany and Costa Rica. Aside from novels and eBooks, her work also appears in magazines and anthologies.
Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was an American author of science fiction. Themes covered in his novels included monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, altered states, metaphysics and theology. His work would be used as the basis for several major films, including Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, Screams, The Adjustment Bureau and more. In 2007, he was […]
Robert J. Sawyer is a Canadian author of science fiction, although his novels include mystery elements. His work often looks at science intersecting with religion. His novels also deal with paleontology, consciousness and quantum physics. Sawyer holds dual citizenship in Canada and the U.S., thus his Canadian character often visit the States and his American […]
Glen Cook is an American novelist of science fiction and fantasy. He is best known for his series The Black Company. He got interested in writing when he was in grade school and later began writing the high school newspaper. He served in the Navy and went through college, but that didn’t allow him much […]
The Petaybee series consists of two young adult sci-fi trilogies by novelists Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. The series is focused on a major who goes by the name Yana. Yana is a disabled soldier who is sent to a glacial planet called Petaybee to spy, but it turns out that the planet is […]
The Talents universe is a series of science fiction novels by Irish author Anne McCaffrey. The series is comprised of the Talents sub-series, the Tower and Hive sub-series and the Barque Cat series. The series is about a society created around telepathics and telekinetics who are integral to this interstellar society.
The Dragonriders of Pern universe is a series of science fiction novels by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey. Pern is a planet that has been settled by colonists from Earth, who have lost the technology of Earth and now live in a world similar to medieval times. But before the Earth’s technology had been lost, […]
Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011) was an American-Irish novelist of science fiction, fantasy and planetary romance. She is best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series and the novel The Ship Who Sang. She got the inspiration for another one of her well known novels, Restoree, when she saw how women were portrayed in science fiction, while […]
Lisa Jane Smith is an American novelist of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and romance for young adults. The common theme of her novels is a battle of darkness against the light. Her series include The Vampire Diaries, the Night World series, Secret Circle series, Forbidden Game series, Dark Visions series and Wild World series. She took […]