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Vernor Steffen Vinge (/ ˈvɜːrnər ˈvɪndʒiː / ⓘ; October 2, 1944 – March 20, 2024) was an American science fiction author and professor. He taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University. He was the first wide-scale popularizer of the technological singularity concept and among the first authors to present a ...
Greg Bear. Gregory Dale Bear (August 20, 1951 – November 19, 2022) was an American writer and illustrator best known for science fiction. [4] His work covered themes of galactic conflict (Forge of God books), parallel universes (The Way series), consciousness and cultural practices (Queen of Angels), and accelerated evolution (Blood Music ...
Samuel R. " Chip " Delany (/ dəˈleɪni /, də-LAY-nee; born April 1, 1942) is an American writer and literary critic. His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism, and essays on science fiction, literature, sexuality, and society. His fiction includes Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection (winners of the Nebula ...
Bruce Edward Golden (born December 3, 1952) is an American science fiction writer, satirist, and journalist. A lifelong resident of San Diego, California, he has published six novels and two collections of short-form speculative fiction .
D. Asoka Mendis. Website. davidbrin.com. Signature. Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American science fiction author. He has won the Hugo, [1][2] Locus, [3][4][5] Campbell [6] and Nebula Awards. [7] His novel The Postman was adapted into a 1997 feature film starring Kevin Costner.
Larry McCaffery. Lawrence F. McCaffery Jr. (born May 13, 1946) is an American literary critic, editor, and retired professor of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University. His work and teaching focuses on postmodern literature, contemporary fiction, and Bruce Springsteen. [ 1] He also played a role in helping to establish ...
Scott Carl Sigler is an American author of science fiction and horror and a podcaster. Scott is a New York Times No. 1 bestselling author of nineteen novels, seven novellas, dozens of short stories, and thousands of podcast episodes. He is a co-founder of Empty Set Entertainment, which publishes his young adult Galactic Football League series.
Rainbows End is a 2006 science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge.It was awarded the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Novel. [1] The book is set in San Diego, California, in 2025, in a variation of the fictional world Vinge explored in his 2002 Hugo-winning novella "Fast Times at Fairmont High" and 2004's "Synthetic Serendipity".