Which Science Fiction Writer Are You?

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[EveningStar]

The guy who wrote it is a pinko, but you might like to take the test anyway. :)

[Yorlik803]

Micky Spillane here.....youse guys have a problem with dat...

[scrabblehack]

Rah! Rah! Robert A. Heinlein...

It was an essay Spider Robinson wrote applauding Heinlein. Robinson suggested Heinlein was a conservative, as I recall (Robinson is not -- a libertarian at best).

[Sherman Logan]

On his website he also has a "Are You a Republican" quiz.

I'm at 71%.

Probably would have been higher, but you can only check one option in each category.

[RightWhale]

I am: Kurt Vonnegut For years, this unique creator of absurd and haunting tales denied that he had anything to do with science fiction.

Which science fiction writer are you?

[Sherman Logan]

I don't think RAH can be called a conservative other than in a fiscal sense.

Anybody so obviously fascinated by gender-switching, homosexuality, incest and other interesting sexual variations doesn't fit my definition.

[RightWhale]

Somewhat, but also have scared a few readers.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Robinson suggested Heinlein was a conservative, as I recall...

RAH was really a pro-military libertarian - his books give social conservatives and welfare-state liberals hives, but they have inspired two entire generations of SF writers all across the political spectrum - myself included. ;)

[Sherman Logan]

RAH was really a pro-military libertarian

Agreed. I believe I've read everthing he ever wrote, starting when I was about six.

The last few books were pretty tough going at times, though.

[A knight without armor]

The author might be a pinko but when I click on the site all I get is a whiteo screen.

Anyway, my favorite science fiction writer is Brian Lumley.

[JamesP81]

Indeed, I'm also myself, I just haven't sold anything to a magazine yet...

[JamesP81]

I also came up RAH. No surprise there...

[aomagrat]

I'm David Brin. Who the hell is David Brin?

[backhoe]

Heinlein can't be right for me- I posted this years ago:

E.E. "Doc" Smith
"While "looking up other things," I ran across a fond old name I hadn't seen in ages-- E. E. "Doc" Smith, father of the Space Opera. I read most of his books as a teenager, and while I frankly recall little other than I wanted to be Blackie DuQuesne, I thought I'd post these links for your enjoyment."

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b706c947999.htm

[alnitak]

Well, I came up Asimov, but I really wanted to be Frank Herbert.

I am: Isaac Asimov One of the most prolific writers in history, on any imaginable subject.  Cared little for art but created lasting and memorable tales.

Which science fiction writer are you?

[SuzyQue]

I am: Samuel R. "Chip" Delany Few have had such broad commercial success with aggressively experimental prose techniques.

Which science fiction writer are you?

Never heard of him.

[Filo]

David Brin is one of the greatest living Science Fiction authors. If you haven't read his work then you are really missing something.

[Filo]

I am: Frank Herbert His style is often stilted, but he created what some consider the greatest SF novel of all time.

Which science fiction writer are you?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I am: E.E. "Doc" Smith The inventor of space opera. His purple space war tales remain well-read generations later.

Which science fiction writer are you?

Cool...I always liked Doc Smith...

[MRadtke]

What, no Issac Asimov here? He was the best. Right now I'm reading "Foundation's Fear", the first novel in the Second Foundation Trilogy written by Gregory Benford.

By the way, I guess I'm E.E. "Doc" Smith.

[kcar]

I am: Robert A. Heinlein Beginning with technological action stories and progressing to epics with religious overtones, this take-no-prisoners writer racked up some huge sales numbers.

Which science fiction writer are you?

Wonder if Poul Anderson or Greg Bear were on the list?