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Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card is a science fiction author, best known for the Ender's Game series. View wikiOrson Scott Card is a science fiction author, best known for the Ender's Game series. View wikiOrson Scott Card is a science fiction author, best known for the Ender's Game series. View wiki -
Stephen King
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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. King was the 2003 recipient of The National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. King evinces a thorough knowledge of the horror genr… read more -
Philip K. Dick
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Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction novelist and short story writer. Dick explored soci… read morePhilip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction novelist and short story writer. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, auth… read morePhilip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction novelist and short story writer. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, and altered states. In his later work… read more -
Terry Pratchett
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Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English fantasy author, best known for his D… read moreSir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. Pratchett, with more than 85 million books sold worldwide in 37 languages, was th… read moreSir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. Pratchett, with more than 85 million books sold worldwide in 37 languages, was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He is also gen… read more -
George R. R. Martin
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As a youth, Martin became an avid reader and collector of comic books. Fantastic Four 20 (Nov 1963) features a letter to the editor he wrot… read moreAs a youth, Martin became an avid reader and collector of comic books. Fantastic Four 20 (Nov 1963) features a letter to the editor he wrote while in high school. He credits the attention he received from this letter, as well as his foll… read moreAs a youth, Martin became an avid reader and collector of comic books. Fantastic Four 20 (Nov 1963) features a letter to the editor he wrote while in high school. He credits the attention he received from this letter, as well as his following interest in fanzines, with his interest in becoming a … read more -
Brandon Sanderson
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Brandon Sanderson was born in December of 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types … read moreBrandon Sanderson was born in December of 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested for him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it.… read moreBrandon Sanderson was born in December of 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested for him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. This all changed in 8th grade when an astute teacher, Mrs. … read more -
William Gibson
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William Ford Gibson, born March 17, 1948 (1948-03-17) (age 59), in Conway, South Carolina is an American-Canadian writer who has been calle… read moreWilliam Ford Gibson, born March 17, 1948 (1948-03-17) (age 59), in Conway, South Carolina is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. Gibson coined the ter… read moreWilliam Ford Gibson, born March 17, 1948 (1948-03-17) (age 59), in Conway, South Carolina is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. Gibson coined the term cyberspace in 1982, and popularized the concept in his deb… read more -
John Steinbeck
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John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Gra… read moreJohn Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and the novella Of Mice and Men (1937). He wrote a total of twenty-seven books… read moreJohn Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and the novella Of Mice and Men (1937). He wrote a total of twenty-seven books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and five c… read more -
Robert Jordan
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Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (born October 17, 1948. Died September 16, 2007 at age 58), under which he was b… read moreRobert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (born October 17, 1948. Died September 16, 2007 at age 58), under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. Jordan was born in Ch… read moreRobert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (born October 17, 1948. Died September 16, 2007 at age 58), under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina and held an undergraduate degree in… read more -
Philip Pullman
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Philip Pullman is a contemporary writer living in Oxford, England. He is most famous for his His Dark Materials trilogy, first published be… read morePhilip Pullman is a contemporary writer living in Oxford, England. He is most famous for his His Dark Materials trilogy, first published between 1995 and 2000. The books – Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in the US), The … read morePhilip Pullman is a contemporary writer living in Oxford, England. He is most famous for his His Dark Materials trilogy, first published between 1995 and 2000. The books – Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in the US), The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass - have been shortlisted… read more