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Other SF&F? Well, there's Heinlein. I really like him. Some of Asimov's and Clarke's, not all. Charles Sheffield, Niven and Pournelle, and James Hogan for hard science fiction. Tad Williams and George R. R. Martin write some incredible epic fantasy/sciencefiction/hard to classify stuff. I love 'Dune' and its prequels, but not the sequels. Keith Laumer's a new acquaintance. John Ringo, for military sf. Orson Scott Card, some of his stuff.

Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head, the ones I really tend to love. Have you read any of them, you or anyone else here?

Keith Laumer's a new acquaintance.

The Retief series of books? I loved those. I read a few of them when I was in high school, I thought they were hilarious.

-Kevin

Have you read any of them, you or anyone else here?

I've read some Heinlein, my favorites of his being Starship Troopers and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. My wife is the real Heinlein fanatic in our household (pardon me while I ping her here). I read a lot of Asimov and Clarke when I was younger... Niven and Pournelle have written two of my favorite books, Footfall and Lucifer's Hammer. I haven't read much of their solo stuff, though.

I've read some of James Hogan & Charles Sheffield, a little of Tad Williams & George R. R. Martin (primarily in the "Wild Cards" series), I read a lot of Keith Laumer a long time ago (primarily his Retief & Bolo stories), haven't read any Orson Scott Card or John Ringo.

My own all-time favorite author is Roger Zelazny. I've read everything he's written, multiple times. Of current authors, I'd say my favorite is Peter Hamilton... I think his "Night's Dawn" trilogy is a really good space-opera, although it may not be for everyone.

If my wife gets some time to chime in, you'll find her favorites (Heinlein, Alan Dean Foster, Anne McCaffrey) are at quite a variant to mine.