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WhiskeyDisk 06/03/17 3:30:30 AM #351:	shadowsword87 posted... WhiskeyDisk posted... Asimov is also a Titan of science fiction writing, but I think Clarke edges him out by just a hair for actually inventing some of the tech he invoked. Both of them were truly great though. I can't even say they were taken too soon. They both lived amazing lives to the fullest and their writings reflected that. Honestly from a modern perspective, Clarke actually makes me want to read his work less because he us more focused on technology. I would feel the constant need to go, "wait, was that invented yet?" and play the wikipedia game of what's invented or not up to that point. With Asimov I just get to enjoy people in extraordinary situations doing stuff. Don't take this the wrong way, but if you're that kind of person, definitely steer clear of Philip K Dick and William Gibson because from a purely tech perspective, their bodies of work have aged terribly. Still solid writing in terms of characters and whatnot, but from a technology perspective their concepts of "near future" technology was completely blindsided by the the exponential growth of gadgetry since the late 80s/early 90s. At the very least, Clarke still holds up pretty well because for whatever reason, he guessed right on so many things. That's not to disparage the authors that missed the mark, but if anything I think it shows that Clarke was just that much better than many of his contemporaries on the top 10 or 20 lists any reasonable fan would compile. And I'm not shitting on Asimov either. I think both of them are reasonable to argue safely a close race for the top 2 spots no matter how you approach the question. PKD and Gibson certainly fit in that list too, but I would argue that both Clarke and Asimov were just head and shoulders above just about anyone else you'd put on that list hands down, both for quality and quantity. Hell, I have serious issues with Larry Niven but I'd still put him somewhere on a top 20 list too without hesitation even if he gets an asterisk for practically requiring a co-author to make his works palatable. --- http://i.imgur.com/4fmtLFt.gif http://s1.zetaboards.com/sba/ ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:880318186] in Spider-Gee... [t:75167540]...</cite> <quote><cite>shadowsword87 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote>Asimov is also a Titan of science fiction writing, but I think Clarke edges him out by just a hair for actually inventing some of the tech he invoked. Both of them were truly great though. I can't even say they were taken too soon. They both lived amazing lives to the fullest and their writings reflected that.</quote> Honestly from a modern perspective, Clarke actually makes me want to read his work less because he us more focused on technology. I would feel the constant need to go, "wait, was that invented yet?" and play the wikipedia game of what's invented or not up to that point. With Asimov I just get to enjoy people in extraordinary situations doing stuff.</quote> Don't take this the wrong way, but if you're that kind of person, definitely steer clear of Philip K Dick and William Gibson because from a purely tech perspective, their bodies of work have aged terribly. Still solid writing in terms of characters and whatnot, but from a technology perspective their concepts of "near future" technology was completely blindsided by the the exponential growth of gadgetry since the late 80s/early 90s. At the very least, Clarke still holds up pretty well because for whatever reason, he guessed right on so many things. That's not to disparage the authors that missed the mark, but if anything I think it shows that Clarke was just that much better than many of his contemporaries on the top 10 or 20 lists any reasonable fan would compile. And I'm not shitting on Asimov either. I think both of them are reasonable to argue safely a close race for the top 2 spots no matter how you approach the question. PKD and Gibson certainly fit in that list too, but I would argue that both Clarke and Asimov were just head and shoulders above just about anyone else you'd put on that list hands down, both for quality and quantity. Hell, I have serious issues with Larry Niven but I'd still put him somewhere on a top 20 list too without hesitation even if he gets an asterisk for practically requiring a co-author to make his works palatable. --- http://i.imgur.com/4fmtLFt.gif http://s1.zetaboards.com/sba/ ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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