Comments on: Top 10 Most Influential Science Fiction Writers

By: We’ll Always Need The Green Stuff | Helpful Selling

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By: Pathito

Pathito — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:39:08 +0000

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By: beirutwedding

beirutwedding — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:38:11 +0000

Roger Zelazny. Nice.

By: beirutwedding

beirutwedding — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:35:47 +0000

It’s a great list and hard to argue in a lot of respects but I feel like honorable mentions (at least) should be made to:

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley FRANKENSTEIN OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS

Robert Louis Stevenson: THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE.

I don’t know that I’d replace anybody in this top ten with these two if only because — as far as I know — each of them only has the one book that would fit into the genre. But there’s no doubting each book’s impact, resonance and staying power. And the influence of each extrapolates far past science fiction and both have become a part of the cultural ether and foundation.

By: peter8172

peter8172 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:44:09 +0000

NO RICHARD MATHESON ????

By: peter8172

peter8172 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:41:28 +0000

I totally agree with the comments posted on this list in regards to L. Ron Howard and his Scientology methods. Look at what Scientology has done to a believer in that crusade, namely the actor TOM CRUISE. It made him jump up and down on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show like a small child using a bed as a trampoline. And his ever so wonderful interview with Matt Lauer on the TODAY show a few years ago saying that pharmaceutical medication is not necessary for any medical problems. That was the one that really ticked me off about him !! I suffer greatly from Anxiety attacks and when I feel one coming on, I best be sure that I have either some Lorazepam, Clonapam, Atavin, Diazepam, Alprazolam, or Valium in my medicine cabinet. I mean lets think about Tom Cruise. He gets divorced from Nicole Kidman and then does an about face and marries a bubble-gum chewing teeny-bopper like Katie Holmes ?? His head is definitely screwed on wrong. Thanks Mr. Hubbard, your a real contribution to the human race !!!!

By: badjokebob

badjokebob — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:51:15 +0000

Another proper noun blasted to oblivion by an over sensitive filter!

By: badjokebob

badjokebob — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:47:22 +0000

This post assumes that posters read the older posts before posting!

By: badjokebob

badjokebob — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:44:54 +0000

List writer is a k sist!

By: peter8172

peter8172 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:52:19 +0000

As Strange as this may sound, but Cyrano De Bergerac (1619-1655) wrote 2 very influential Science Fiction Books. 1). “L’Autre Monde : Ou Les Etats Et Empire De La Lune” (Translated : “The Other World : The States And Empires Of The Moon, posthumously published in 1657). And 2). “Les Etats Et Empires Du Soleil” (Translated : “The States And Empire Of The Sun, posthumously published in 1662). These are considered Classics of Modern Science Fiction. In the first one, Cyrano travels to the Moon using rockets powered by firecrackers and meets the inhabitants. The “Moon-Men” have four legs, musical voices, and firearms that shoot game and cook it.