Which science fiction author would I like?

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  Isaac Asimov

  Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992), was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular ...

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  Pros: Awesome stories, many of which are cultural icons. Cons: A lot of the stories are very dated, and use ...
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  Douglas Adams

  Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, dramatist and musician. He is best known as the author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the ...

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  Pros: This guy has some GENIUS insights; Nonsense comparable only to Monty Python's; It's not just SciFi, ... Cons: Really can't think of anything.
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  Philip K. Dick

  Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated ...

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  Pros: A great writer, regardless of genre. Compelling presentation of religion and philosophy as well.
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  Arthur C. Clarke

  Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (16 December 1917–19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space ...

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  Pros: Thought up the communications satellite! Also very enjoyable stories. Cons: Can seem a little dated, but probably one of the ...
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  H. G. Wells

  Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946), known by his pen name H. G. Wells, was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction ...

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  Pros: my favorite sci fi writer
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  Robert A. Heinlein

  Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988) was an American novelist and science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he is one of the ...

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  Pros: Very enjoyable author... very politically incorrect and willing to shoot you before apologizing. You won't forget ... Cons: People have taken his work a little to close to ...
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  Ray Bradbury

  Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22, 1920) is an American mainstream, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer.
  
  Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles ...

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  Pros: A fantastic author. Start by reading something like Dandelion Wine. Cons: Not all of his works (including my previous shout out) ...
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  Carl Sagan

  Carl Edward Sagan, Ph.D. (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, astrochemist, author, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences. He pioneered ...

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  Jules Verne

  Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Journey to the Center ...

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  Pros: The first of them all, inventor of science-fiction, most of his predictions came to be true Cons: Really simplistic writing
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  Bernard Werber

  Bernard Werber (born September 18, 1961 in Toulouse) is a French science fiction writer active since the 1990s. After leaving school, he became a Scientific journalist in Le Nouvel Observateur ...

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