Bradbury was the last of the greats (usually reported as Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke and Heinlein).
We've still got Fred Pohl, Niven, Pournelle, Harry Harrison and a few others. But the list grows thin. Not many folks are writing hard sci-fi anymore.
Clarke died in 2008.
>>Jeeze, I thought he was still opining. Given his foce de majure, I might be correct!
>>Bradbury was the last of the greats (usually reported as Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke and Heinlein).<<
My mom got a letter from the Good Doctor. I read it with her when I was a lad. I wish I had it, not for its $ value but for its wit and gentility.
>>We’ve still got Fred Pohl, Niven, Pournelle, Harry Harrison and a few others. But the list grows thin. Not many folks are writing hard sci-fi anymore.<<
These are the shadows of the giants (as I am sure they would tell you themselves). You leave out Ellison, probably Asimov’s best friend other than Isaac’s wife, but I stand by my post: Bradbury was the last of the giants. The rest embraced the giants’ foundations (pun for those who know).
But those you list are indeed great in their own. The Good Doctor once said that Harlan Ellison was the best damn writer ever.
No matter what, we were so blessed to have these giants stride among us.