Currently, the only Science Fiction Authors I’m aware of are Hamilton, Travis Taylor, the Benford twins, and a few others.
Further out excellent authors I’m following are John Ringo, Tom Kratman, David Weber of course (though he’s slowed down a lot of late). Alan Dean Foster, of course, but he’s almost as slow as Gerrold.
Love Eric Flint’s 1632/Grantville books, as a franchise it’s doing really well!
New Mil Sci-Fi guys are Jack Campbell (getting there), Douglas Ian, and John G. Hemry. Mike Moscoe was good, but he’s kinda faded away; Absolutely loved Lois McMaster Bujold’s Miles Vorkosigan books, but she’s doing much inferior stuff these days, Dunno why.
John Scalzi writes a good schtick, Catherine Asaro’s OK, and so’s Elizabeth Moon. I like Mark Simmons stuff, and a few others, but comparatively speaking the pickin’s are slim these days.
If anyone would like to beta read a new SF ms, it should be ready for first reviews ~Aug. 1. Please PM me for details, if interested.
Glen Cook used to write military SF, notably ‘The DRagon never sleeps’ as well as the starfisher trilogy, (shadowline, starfishers, star’s end.)
The dragon never sleeps is one of my single favorite books.
“New Mil Sci-Fi guys are Jack Campbell (getting there), Douglas Ian, and John G. Hemry.”
Campbell is the new name Hemry is using for his Lost Fleet/Lost Relationship series. I really enjoyed the direct application of speed-of-light info barrier and distances to naval engagements, something only rarely seen anywhere else, but the guy’s personal life and single active relationship was a lesson in torture by book 3.
Ever read Armor by John Steakley, or any of the 1980’s CJ Cherryh stuff (union-alliance universe mainly, like Downbelow Station)...?