[Charles Martel]

It’s a decent list, though I question whether Niven deserves to be lower than slot 8 or so.

[Kip Russell]

It’s a decent list, though I question whether Niven deserves to be lower than slot 8 or so.

I would put him somewhat higher as well. His work is certainly better written and more well-known today than Harry Harrison's, for instance (Soylent Green/Make Room, Make Room aside).