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This is a list of noted science-fiction authors (in alphabetical order):

A[]

• Dafydd ab Hugh (born 1960)
• Alexander Abasheli (1884–1954)
• Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926)
• Kōbō Abe (1924–1993)
• Robert Abernathy (1924–1990)
• Dan Abnett (born 1965)
• Daniel Abraham (born 1969)
• Forrest J Ackerman (1916–2008)
• Douglas Adams (1952–2001)
• Robert Adams (1932–1990)
• Ann Aguirre (born 1970)
• Jerry Ahern (1946–2012)
• Jim Aikin (born 1948)
• Alan Burt Akers (1921–2005) (pseudonym of Kenneth Bulmer)
• Tim Akers (born 1972)
• Brian Aldiss (1925–2017)
• David M. Alexander (born 1945)
• Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007)
• Grant Allen (1848–1899)
• Roger MacBride Allen (born 1957)
• Hans Joachim Alpers (1943–2011)
• Steve Alten (born 1959)
• Genrich Altshuller (1926–1998)
• Kingsley Amis (1922–1995)
• Paul Rafaelovich Amnuél (born 1944)
• Charlie Jane Anders (born 1969)
• Kevin J. Anderson (born 1962)
• Poul Anderson (1926–2001)
• Jean-Pierre Andrevon (born 1937)
• Arlan Andrews (born 1940)
• Patricia Anthony (1947–2013)
• Piers Anthony (born 1934)
• Christopher Anvil (1925–2009) (pseudonym of Harry C. Crosby)
• K. A. Applegate (born 1956)
• E.L. Arch (1922–1988) (pseudonym of Rachel Cosgrove Payes)
• Eleanor Arnason (born 1942)
• Robert Arthur (1909–1969)
• Catherine Asaro (born 1955)
• Neal Asher (born 1961)
• Francis Leslie Ashton (1904–1994)
• Pauline Ashwell (1928–2015)
• Isaac Asimov (1920–1992)
• Janet Asimov (1926–2019)
• Nancy Asire (born 1945)
• Robert Asprin (1946–2008)
• Francis Henry Atkins (1847–1927)
• A. A. Attanasio (born 1951)
• Margaret Atwood (born 1939)
• Ayerdhal (1959–2015)

B[]

• Richard Bachman (pseudonym of Stephen King)
• Paolo Bacigalupi (born 1972)
• Hilary Bailey (1936–2017)
• Robin Wayne Bailey (born 1952)
• Kage Baker (1952–2010)
• Scott Baker (born 1947)
• J. G. Ballard (1930–2009)
• Edwin Balmer (1883–1959)
• Iain M. Banks (1954–2013)
• Michael A. Banks (born 1951)
• Raymond E. Banks (1918–1996) (also known as Ray Banks, Ray E. Banks, R.E. Banks, and Fred Freair)
• Marek Baraniecki (born 1954)
• Miquel Barceló (born 1948)
• René Barjavel (1911–1985)
• Wayne Barlowe (born 1958)
• Arthur K. Barnes (1911–1969)
• John Barnes (born 1957)
• Steven Barnes (born 1952)
• William Barnwell (born 1943)
• Donald Barr (1921–2004)
• João Barreiros (born 1952)
• William Barton (born 1950)
• T. J. Bass (1932–2011) (pseudonym of Thomas J. Bassler)
• Harry Bates (1900–1981)
• L. Frank Baum (1856–1919)
• John Baxter (born 1939)
• Stephen Baxter (born 1957)
• Georgy Baydukov (1907–1994)
• Barrington J. Bayley (1937–2008)
• Elizabeth Bear (born 1971)
• Greg Bear (born 1951)
• Jerome Beatty Jr (1918–2002)
• Charles Beaumont (1929–1967)
• Vladimir Beekman (1929–2009)
• Ugo Bellagamba (born 1972)
• Edward Bellamy (1850–1898)
• Alexander Belyaev (1884–1942)
• Andrei Belyanin (born 1967)
• Don Bendell (born 1947) (pseudonym of Ron Stillman)
• Gregory Benford (born 1941)
• Donald R. Bensen (1927–1997)
• J. D. Beresford (1873–1947)
• Fyodor Berezin (born 1960)
• Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655)
• Jack Bertin (1913–1983) (pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
• Alfred Bester (1913–1987)
• Bruce Bethke (born 1955)
• Ambrose Bierce (1842 – c. 1914)
• Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (1923–2002)
• Eando Binder (joint pseudonym of Earl (1904–1966) and Otto (1911–1974) Binder)
• John Birmingham (born 1964)
• David Bischoff (1951–2018)
• Michael Bishop (born 1945)
• Terry Bisson (born 1942)
• Jerome Bixby (1923–1998)
• Malorie Blackman (born 1962)
• Jayme Lynn Blaschke (born 1969)
• James Blaylock (born 1950)
• James Blish (1921–1975)
• Robert Bloch (1917–1994)
• Alexander Bogdanov (1873–1928)
• Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (born 1954)
• Nelson S. Bond (1908–2006)
• Kevin Bokeili (1963–2014)
• John Boland (1913–1976)
• Pierre Bordage (born 1955)
• François Bordes (1919–1981)
• Anthony Boucher (1911–1968) (pseudonym of William A.P. White)
• Pierre Boulle (1912–1994)
• Sydney James Bounds (1920–2006)
• Louis Henri Boussenard (1847–1910)
• Ben Bova (1932–2020)
• Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)
• Ray Bradbury (1920–2012)
• Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999)
• Gillian Bradshaw (born 1956)
• Johanna Braun (1929–2008)
• Mark Brandis (1931–2000)
• Miles J. Breuer (1889–1945)
• Reginald Bretnor (1911–1992)
• David Brin (born 1950)
• Jason V Brock (born 1970)
• Damien Broderick (born 1944)
• Kristi Brooks (born 1980)
• Max Brooks (born 1972)
• Terry Brooks (born 1944)
• John Brosnan (1947–2005)
• Eric Brown (born 1960)
• Fredric Brown (1906–1972)
• James Cooke Brown (1921–2000)
• Rosel George Brown (1926–1967)
• Simon Brown (born 1956)
• John Brunner (1934–1995)
• Steven Brust (born 1955)
• Edward Bryant (1945–2017)
• Valery Bryusov (1873–1924)
• Tobias S. Buckell (born 1979)
• Algis Budrys (1931–2008)
• Vitaly Bugrov (1938–1994)
• Lela E. Buis (fl. 1978–present)
• Lois McMaster Bujold (born 1949)
• Mikhail Bulgakov (1891–1940)
• Faddey Bulgarin (1789–1859)
• Kenneth Bulmer (1921–2005)
• Kir Bulychev (1934–2003)
• Chris Bunch (1943–2005)
• David R. Bunch (1925–2000)
• Anthony Burgess (1917–1993)
• Sue Burke (born 1955)
• Yuli Burkin (born 1960)
• Arthur J. Burks (1898–1974)
• Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950)
• Michael A. Burstein (born 1970)
• F. M. Busby (1921–2005)
• Aleksandr Bushkov (born 1956)
• Alain Le Bussy (1947–2010)
• Jim Butcher (born 1971)
• Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006)
• Stuart J. Byrne (1913–2011)

C[]

• Pat Cadigan (born 1953)
• Jack Cady (1932–2004)
• Martin Caidin (1927–1997)
• Italo Calvino (1923–1985)
• John W. Campbell, Jr. (1910–1971) (also known as Don A. Stuart)
• Karel Čapek (1890–1938)
• Paul Capon (1912–1969)
• Orson Scott Card (born 1951)
• Joseph Carne-Ross (1846–1911)
• Terry Carr (1937–1987)
• Lin Carter (1930–1988)
• Cleve Cartmill (1908–1964)
• Jeffrey Carver (born 1949)
• Jay Caselberg (born 1958)
• Beth Cato (born 1980)
• Hugh B. Cave (1910–2004)
• Franci Cerar (fl. 1970s)
• Jack L. Chalker (1944–2005)
• Joël Champetier ( 1957–2015)
• A. Bertram Chandler (1912–1984)
• Suzy McKee Charnas (born 1939)
• Daína Chaviano (born 1960)
• J. Kathleen Cheney (born 1964)
• C. J. Cherryh (born 1942)
• Ted Chiang (born 1967)
• Charles Chilton (1917–2013)
• John Christopher (1922–2012) (pseudonym of Samuel Youd)
• Richard Chwedyk (born 1955)
• Massimo Citi (born 1955)
• Charles Heber Clark (1841–1915) (also known as Max Adeler and John Quill)
• Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008)
• Jo Clayton (1939–1998)
• Hal Clement (1922–2003) (pseudonym of Harry Clement Stubbs)
• John Cleve (1934–2013) (pseudonym of Andrew J. Offutt)
• Mark Clifton (1906–1963)
• Ernest Cline (born 1972)
• Mildred Clingerman (1918–1997)
• Brenda Clough (born 1955)
• John Clute (born 1940)
• Stanton A. Coblentz (1896–1982)
• Robbie Coburn (born 1994)
• Theodore Cogswell (1918–1987)
• Frona Eunice Wait Colburn (1859–1946)
• Allan Cole (1943–2019)
• Robert William Cole (1869–1937)
• Eoin Colfer (born 1965)
• Erroll Collins (1906–1991) (pseudonym of Ellen Edith Hannah Redknap)
• Suzanne Collins (1962)
• Juanita Coulson (1933)
• David G. Compton (born 1930)
• Michael Coney (1932–2005)
• Groff Conklin (1904–1968)
• Storm Constantine (1956–2021)
• Glen Cook (born 1944)
• Hugh Cook (1956–2008)
• Paul Cook (born 1950)
• Rick Cook (born 1944)
• Brenda Cooper (born 1960)
• Edmund Cooper (1926–1982)
• Alfred Coppel (1921–2004)
• James S. A. Corey (joint pseudonym of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck)
• Larry Correia (born 1977)
• Richard Cowper (1926–2002) (pseudonym John Middleton Murry, Jr. used when writing science fiction)
• Erle Cox (1873–1950)
• John G. Cramer (born 1934)
• Michael Crichton (1942–2008)
• Robert Cromie (1855–1907)
• John Crowley (born 1942)
• Andrew Crumey (born 1961)
• Ray Cummings (1887–1957)
• Philippe Curval (born 1929)
• Julie E. Czerneda (born 1955)

D[]

• Roald Dahl (1916–1990)
• Brian Daley (1947–1996)
• John Dalmas (1926–2017)
• James Dashner (born 1972)
• Tony Daniel (born 1963)
• Jack Dann (born 1945)
• Maurice Georges Dantec (1959–2016)
• Dennis Danvers (born 1947)
• Clark Darlton (1920–2005) (pseudonym of Walter Ernsting)
• Avram Davidson (1923–1993)
• Chan Davis (born 1926) (pseudonym of Dr. Chandler Davis)
• Vox Day (born 1968)
• L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000)
• Antonio de Macedo (1931–2017)
• James De Mille (1833–1880)
• Marianne de Pierres (born 1961)
• Stephen Dedman (born 1959)
• Lester del Rey (1915–1993)
• Miriam Allen deFord (1888–1975)
• Samuel R. Delany (born 1942)
• Martha deMey Clow (1932–2010)
• Bradley Denton (born 1958)
• Charles Derennes (1882–1930)
• August Derleth (1909–1971)
• A.J. Deutsch (1918–1969)
• Graham Diamond (born 1949)
• Philip K. Dick (1928–1982)
• Gordon R. Dickson (1923–2001)
• Lyuben Dilov (1927–2008)
• Dougal Dixon (born 1947)
• William C. Dietz (born 1945)
• Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008)
• Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)
• Cory Doctorow (born 1971)
• Stephen R. Donaldson (born 1947)
• Alain Dorémieux (1933–1998)
• Sonya Dorman (1924–2005)
• Candas Dorsey (born 1952)
• Ian Douglas (born 1950) (pseudonym of William H. Keith, Jr.)
• Terry Dowling (born 1947)
• Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
• Debra Doyle (1952–2020)
• Gardner Dozois (1947–2018)
• David Drake (born 1945)
• Tananarive Due (born 1966)
• Catherine Dufour (born 1966)
• Jacek Dukaj (born 1974)
• Jean-Claude Dunyach (born 1957)
• Nictzin Dyalhis (1873–1942)

E[]

• C. M. Eddy, Jr. (1896–1967)
• G. C. Edmondson (1922–1995)
• George Alec Effinger (1947–2002)
• Ivan Antonovich Efremov (1907–1972) (in Russian Иван Антонович Ефремов)
• Greg Egan (born 1961)
• Gordon Eklund (born 1945)
• Suzette Haden Elgin (1936–2015)
• E. C. Eliott (1908–1971) (pseudonym of Reginald Alec Martin)
• William B. Ellern (born 1933)
• Harlan Ellison (1934–2018)
• Phyllis Eisenstein (1946–2020)
• Roger Elwood (1933–2007)
• Victor Rousseau Emanuel (1879–1960)
• Carol Emshwiller (1921–2019)
• M. J. Engh (born 1933)
• George Allan England (1877–1936)
• Steven Erikson (born 1959) pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin
• Walter Ernsting (1920–2005)
• Andreas Eschbach (born 1959)
• Kelley Eskridge (born 1960)
• Valerio Evangelisti (born 1952)
• Christopher Evans (born 1951)
• E. Everett Evans (1893–1958)

F[]

• Paul W. Fairman (1916–1977)
• Jane Fancher (born 1952)
• Ralph Milne Farley (1887–1963) (pseudonym of Roger Sherman Hoar)
• Philip José Farmer (1918–2009)
• Nabil Farouk (1956–2020)
• Howard Fast (1914–2003)
• John Russell Fearn (1908–1960)
• Cynthia Felice (born 1942) ISFDB
• Brad Ferguson (born 1953)
• Paul Di Filippo (born 1954)
• Sheila Finch (born 1935)
• Jack Finney (1911–1995)
• Eliot Fintushel (born 1948)
• Nicholas Fisk (1923–2016) (pseudonym of David Higginbottom)
• Francis Flagg (1898–1946) (pseudonym of George Henry Weiss)
• Camille Flammarion (1842–1925)
• Eric Flint (born 1947)
• Homer Eon Flint (1888–1924)
• Michael Flynn (born 1947)
• Charles L. Fontenay (1917–2007)
• Jeffrey Ford (born 1955)
• John M. Ford (1957–2006)
• William R. Forstchen (born 1950)
• E. M. Forster (1879–1970)
• Robert L. Forward (1932–2002)
• Richard Foss (born 1956)
• Alan Dean Foster (born 1946)
• M. A. Foster (born 1939)
• Karen Joy Fowler (born 1950)
• Gardner Fox (1911–1986)
• Randall Frakes (born 1947) ISFDB
• Herbert W. Franke (born 1927)
• Yves Fremion (born 1940)
• C. S. Friedman (born 1957)
• Oscar J. Friend (1897–1963)
• Esther Friesner (born 1951)

G[]

• Neil Gaiman (born 1960)
• Raymond Z. Gallun (1911–1994)
• Arnould Galopin (1865–1934)
• Daniel F. Galouye (1920–1976)
• Charles E. Gannon (born 1960)
• James Alan Gardner (born 1955)
• Martin Gardner (1914–2010)
• Richard Garfinkle (fl. 1990s)
• Randall Garrett (1927–1987)
• Laurent Genefort (born 1968)
• Mary Gentle (born 1956)
• Peter George (1924–1966)
• Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967) (namesake of the Hugo Award)
• David Gerrold (born 1944)
• Mark S. Geston (born 1946)
• Edward Gibson (born 1936)
• Gary Gibson (born 1965)
• William Gibson (born 1948)
• John Ulrich Giesy (1877–1947)
• Alexis A. Gilliland (born 1931)
• John Glasby (1928–2011)
• John Gloag (1896–1981)
• Molly Gloss (born 1944)
• Dmitry Glukhovsky (born 1979)
• Parke Godwin (1929–2013)
• Tom Godwin (1915–1980)
• Jacques Goimard (1934–2012)
• H. L. Gold (1914–1996)
• Lee Gold (born 1942)
• Stephen Goldin (born 1947)
• Lisa Goldstein (born 1953)
• Kathleen Ann Goonan (1952–2021)
• Rex Gordon (1917–1998) (pseudonym of Stanley Bennett Hough)
• Richard Gordon (1947–2009)
• Phyllis Gotlieb (1926–2009)
• Ron Goulart (born 1933)
• Steven Gould (born 1955)
• Charles L. Grant (1942–2006)
• Dominic Green (born 1967)
• Roland J. Green (born 1944)
• Simon R. Green (born 1955)
• A. T. Greenblatt (fl. 2011–present)
• Colin Greenland (born 1954)
• William Greenleaf (born 1948)
• Percy Greg (1836–1889)
• Lois Gresh (born 1965)
• George Griffith (1857–1906)
• Nicola Griffith (born 1960)
• Jon Courtenay Grimwood (born 1953)
• Ken Grimwood (1944–2003)
• Alexander Gromov (in Russian Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Грóмов)
• Martin Grzimek (born 1950)
• Wyman Guin (1915–1989)
• Eileen Gunn (born 1945)
• James E. Gunn (1923–2020)

H[]

• PJ Haarsma (born 1964)
• Karen Haber (born 1955)
• H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925)
• Ronald M. Hahn (born 1948)
• Isidore Haiblum (1935–2012)
• Jack C. Haldeman II (1941–2002)
• Joe Haldeman (born 1943)
• Austin Hall (1885–1933)
• Barbara Hambly (born 1951)
• Edmond Hamilton (1904–1977)
• Peter F. Hamilton (born 1960)
• Elizabeth Hand (born 1957)
• Otfrid von Hanstein (1869–1959)
• Lee Harding (born 1937)
• Charles L. Harness (1915–2005)
• Clare Winger Harris (1891–1968)
• Harry Harrison (1925–2012)
• M. John Harrison (born 1945)
• Henry Hasse (1913–1977)
• Simon Hawke (born 1951)
• Peter Heck (born 1941)
• Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988)
• Zenna Henderson (1917–1983)
• Brian Herbert (born 1947)
• Frank Herbert (1920–1986)
• Paul van Herck (1938–1989)
• Philip E. High (1914–2006)
• Douglas Hill (1935–2007)
• Ernest Hill (1915–2003)
• Charles Howard Hinton (1853–1907)
• Christopher Hinz (born 1951)
• Morioka Hiroyuki (born 1962) (in Japanese 森岡浩之)
• Christopher Hodder-Williams (1926-1995)
• P. C. Hodgell (born 1951)
• William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918)
• E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822)
• Lee Hoffman (1932–2007)
• Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754)
• H. H. Hollis (1921–1977) (pseudonym of Ben Neal Ramey)
• James P. Hogan (1941–2010)
• Elizabeth Holden (born 1943)
• Robert Holdstock (1948–2009)
• Nalo Hopkinson (born 1960)
• Shinichi Hoshi (1926–1997)
• Rokheya Sakhawat Hossain (Begum Rokheya) (1880? – 1932)
• Hayden Howard (1925–2014)
• Robert Ervin Howard (1906–1936)
• Hugh Howey (born 1975)
• Fred Hoyle (1915–2001)
• L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986)
• Marek Huberath (born 1954)
• Matt Hughes (born 1949)
• Monica Hughes (1925–2003)
• Kameron Hurley (born 1980)
• Edna Mayne Hull (1905–1975)
• Cyril Hume (1900–1966)
• Stephen Hunt (born 1966)
• Dave Hutchinson (born 1960)
• Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)

I[]

• Dragutin Ilić (1858–1926)
• Dean Ing (1931–2020)
• Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (born 1952), the best-known Bangladeshi SF author
• Kazuo Ishiguro (born 1954)
• Simon Ings (born 1965)
• Emmi Itäranta (born 1976)

J[]

• Muriel Jaeger (1892–1969)
• John Jakes (born 1932)
• Malcolm Jameson (1891–1945)
• Phil Janes (fl. 1993–present)
• Laurence Janifer (1933–2002)
• N.K. Jemisin (born 1972)
• P. C. Jersild (born 1935)
• Wolfgang Jeschke (1936–2015)
• K. W. Jeter (born 1950)
• Michel Jeury (1934–2015)
• Xia Jia (born 1984)
• George Clayton Johnson (1929–2015)
• D. F. Jones (1917–1981)
• Gwyneth Jones (born 1952)
• Neil R. Jones (1909–1988)
• Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994)
• Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011)
• Robert Jordan (1948–2007)
• M. K. Joseph (1914–1981)
• Emmanuel Jouanne (1960–2008)
• Theodore Judson (born 1951)
• Unno Juza (1897–1949)

K[]

• Franz Kafka (1883–1924)
• Janet Kagan (1946–2008)
• Michael Kandel (born 1941)
• Colin Kapp (1928–2007)
• Alexander Kazantsev (1906–2002)
• Joseph E. Kelleam (1913–1975)
• David H. Keller (1880–1966)
• James Patrick Kelly (born 1951)
• Rick Kennett (born 1956)
• Steven L. Kent (born 1928)
• Katharine Kerr (born 1944)
• John Kessel (born 1950)
• Roy Kettle (born 1949)
• Alexander Key (1904–1979)
• Daniel Keyes (1927–2014)
• Gregory Keyes (born 1963)
• David Kier (born 1943)
• Caitlín R. Kiernan (born 1964)
• Lee Killough (born 1942)
• Wade A. Kimberlin (born 1970)
• Sara King (born 1982)
• Stephen King (born 1947)
• Vincent King (1935–2000)
• Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)
• John Kippax (1915–1974)
• Annette Curtis Klause (born 1953)
• Donald Kingsbury (born 1929)
• Hugh Kingsmill (1889–1949)
• David Barr Kirtley (born 1977)
• Gérard Klein (born 1937)
• Otis Adelbert Kline (1891–1946)
• Marko Kloos (fl. 2011–present)
• Nigel Kneale (1922–2006)
• Boban Knežević (born 1959)
• Damon Knight (1922–2002)
• Norman L. Knight (1895–1972)
• Walter Koenig (born 1936)
• Lazar Komarčić (1839–1909)
• Dean R. Koontz (born 1945)
• Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923–1958)
• Mary Robinette Kowal (born 1969)
• Tom Kratman (born 1956)
• Nancy Kress (born 1948)
• Günther Krupkat (1905–1990)
• Zoran Krušvar (born 1977)
• Michael P. Kube-McDowell (born 1954)
• Walter Kubilius (1918–1993)
• Michael Kurland (born 1938)
• Katherine Kurtz (1944)
• Henry Kuttner (1915–1958)
• David Kyle (1919–2016)

L[]

• W. S. Lach-Szyrma (1841–1915)
• R. A. Lafferty (1914–2002)
• Louis L'Amour (1908–1988)
• Geoffrey Landis (born 1955)
• David Langford (born 1953)
• Sterling E. Lanier (1927–2007)
• Justine Larbalestier (born 1967)
• Glen A. Larson (1937–2014)
• Kurd Lasswitz (1848–1910)
• Philip Latham (1902–1981) (pseudonym of Robert S. Richardson)
• Yulia Latynina (born 1966)
• Keith Laumer (1925–1993)
• Stephen R. Lawhead (born 1950)
• W. H. C. Lawrence (fl. 1889)
• Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018)
• Ann Leckie (born 1966)
• Gentry Lee (born 1942)
• Mary Soon Lee (born 1965)
• Sharon Lee (born 1952)
• Stan Lee (1922–2018)
• Tanith Lee (1947–2015)
• Yoon Ha Lee (born 1979)
• Fritz Leiber (1910–1992)
• Murray Leinster (1896–1975) (pseudonym of Will F. Jenkins)
• Stanisław Lem (1921–2006)
• Edward M. Lerner (born 1949)
• Milton Lesser (1928–2008) (pseudonym of Stephen Marlowe)
• Doris Lessing (1919–2013)
• Jonathan Lethem (born 1964)
• David D. Levine (born 1961)
• Paul Levinson (born 1947)
• Roger Levy (fl. 2001–present)
• C. S. Lewis (1898–1963)
• Shariann Lewitt (born 1954)
• Jacqueline Lichtenberg (born 1942)
• Jean-Marc Ligny (born 1956)
• Brad Linaweaver (1952–2019)
• Dénis Lindbohm (1927–2005)
• David Lindsay (1876–1945)
• Liu Cixin (born 1963)
• Ken Liu (born 1976)
• John Uri Lloyd (1849–1936)
• Jack London (1876–1916)
• Amelia Reynolds Long (1904–1978)
• Frank Belknap Long (1901–1994)
• Barry B. Longyear (born 1942)
• Jean Lorrah (born 1938)
• H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937)
• Archibald Low (1888–1956)
• Nathan Lowell (born 1952)
• Robert A. W. Lowndes (1916–1998)
• Lois Lowry (born 1937)
• George Lucas (born 1944)
• Lucian (120–after 180)
• Nicole Luiken (born 1971)
• Sergey Lukyanenko (born 1968)
• Sam Lundwall (born 1941)
• Duncan Lunan (born 1945)
• Richard A. Lupoff (1935–2020)
• John Lymington (1911–1983)
• Elizabeth A. Lynn (born 1946)
• Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873)

M[]

• Darko Macan (born 1966)
• James D. Macdonald (born 1954)
• John D. MacDonald (1916–1986)
• F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre (c. 1948–2010)
• R. W. Mackelworth (1930–2000)
• Katherine MacLean (1925–2019)
• Ian R. MacLeod (born 1956)
• Ken MacLeod (born 1954)
• Angus MacVicar (1908–2001)
• Tom Maddox (born 1945)
• Charles Eric Maine (1921–1981) (pseudonym of David McIlwain)
• Donald Malcolm (1930–1975)
• Daryl F. Mallett (born 1969)
• Barry N. Malzberg (born 1939)
• George Mann (born 1978)
• Laurence Manning (1899–1972)
• Leo Margulies (1900–1975)
• Stephen Marley (born 1946)
• Paul Marlowe (fl. 2000–present)
• George R. R. Martin (born 1948)
• Arkady Martine (born 1985)
• David Marusek (born 1951)
• Richard Matheson (1926–2013)
• Susan R. Matthews (born 1952)
• Julian May (1931–2017)
• Ged Maybury (born 1953)
• Paul J. McAuley (born 1955)
• Ed McBain (1926–2005)
• Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011)
• Wil McCarthy (born 1966)
• David McDaniel (1944–1977)
• Jack McDevitt (born 1935)
• Ian McDonald (born 1960)
• William P. McGivern (1918–1982)
• Maureen F. McHugh (born 1959)
• J. T. McIntosh (1925–2008)
• Will McIntosh (born 1962)
• Vonda N. McIntyre (1948–2019)
• Richard McKenna (1913–1964)
• Neil McMahon (born 1949)
• Sean McMullen (born 1948)
• Mike McQuay (1949–1995)
• John Meaney (born 1957)
• S. P. Meek (1894–1972)
• R. M. Meluch (born 1956)
• Miguel Mendonça (born 1973)
• Richard C. Meredith (1937–1979)
• Robert Merle (1908–2004)
• Judith Merril (1923–1997)
• A. Merritt (1884–1943)
• Sam Merwin Jr. (1910–1996)
• Régis Messac (1893–1945)
• John Metcalfe (1891–1965)
• Melinda Metz (born 1962)
• Robert A. Metzger (born 1956)
• Stephenie Meyer (born 1973)
• John B. Michel (1917–1969)
• China Miéville (born 1972)
• Victor Milan (1954–2018)
• John J. Miller (1954–2022)
• P. Schuyler Miller (1912–1974)
• Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1923–1996)
• Edward Page Mitchell (1852–1927)
• Kirk Mitchell (born 1950)
• Syne Mitchell (born 1970)
• Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999)
• Premendra Mitra (1904–1988)
• L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (born 1943)
• Judith Moffett (born 1942)
• Donald Moffitt (1936–2014)
• Thomas F. Monteleone (born 1946)
• Elizabeth Moon (born 1945)
• Michael Moorcock (born 1939)
• Alan Moore (born 1953)
• C. L. Moore (1911–1987)
• Patrick Moore (1923–2012)
• Ward Moore (1903–1978)
• Daniel Keys Moran (born 1962)
• Dan Morgan (1925–2011)
• Richard K. Morgan (born 1965)
• Chris Moriarty (born 1968)
• John Morressy (1930–2006)
• Chris Morris (born 1946)
• Janet Morris (born 1946)
• William Morrison (1906–1982) (pseudonym of Joseph Samachson)
• James Morrow (born 1947)
• Sam Moskowitz (1920–1997)
• Pat Murphy (born 1955)

N[]

• Linda Nagata (born 1960)
• Jayant Narlikar (born 1938) (Marathi: जयंत विष्णू नारळीकर)
• Grant Naylor (joint pseudonym of Rob Grant and Doug Naylor)
• Ondrej Neff (born 1945)
• Geoff Nelder (born 1947)
• Ray Nelson (born 1931)
• István Nemere (born 1944)
• Josef Nesvadba (1926–2005)
• Kris Neville (1925–1980)
• Eirik Newth (born 1964)
• Yuri Nikitin (in Russian Юрий Никитин) (born 1939)
• Larry Niven (born 1938)
• William F. Nolan (1928–2021)
• Jeff Noon (born 1957)
• John Norman (born 1931), the Gor series
• Lisanne Norman (born 1951)
• Eric North (1884–1968) (pseudonym of Bernard Cronin)
• Andre Norton (1912–2005) (pseudonym of Alice Mary Norton)
• Philip Francis Nowlan (1888–1940)
• Alan E. Nourse (1928–1992)
• Eric S. Nylund (born 1964)

O[]

• Robert C. O'Brien (1918–1973)
• Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. (1950–2012)
• Patrick O'Leary (born 1952)
• Raven Oak (born 1977)
• Vladimir Obruchev (1863–1956)
• Edwin Vincent Odle (1890–1942)
• Andrew J. Offutt (1934–2013)
• Nnedi Okorafor (born 1974)
• Chad Oliver (1928–1993)
• Bob Olsen (1884–1956)
• Jerry Oltion (born 1957)
• John Ostrander (born 1949)
• Jerry Ordway (born 1957)
• Marek Oramus (born 1952)
• Rebecca Ore (born 1948)
• George Orwell (1903–1950) (pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair)
• A. K. Otterness (fl. 1990s)

P[]

• Lewis Padgett (joint pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore)
• Michel Pagel (born 1961)
• George Pal (1908–1980)
• Ada Palmer (born 1981)
• David R. Palmer (born 1941)
• Jane Palmer (born 1946)
• Philip Palmer (born 1960)
• Raymond A. Palmer (1910–1977)
• Edgar Pangborn (1909–1976)
• Alexei Panshin (born 1940)
• Cory Panshin (born 1947)
• Christopher Paolini (born 1980)
• Richard Parks (born 1955)
• James Patterson (born 1947)
• Stel Pavlou (born 1970)
• Donald G. Payne (1924–2018) (also known as James Vance Marshall, Ian Cameron, and Donald Gordon)
• Hayford Peirce (1942–2020)
• Charles Pellegrino (born 1953)
• Dalibor Perković (born 1974)
• Lawrence Person (born 1965)
• Steve Perry (born 1947)
• Emil Petaja (1915–2000)
• Wildy Petoud (born 1957)
• John T. Phillifent (1916–1976)
• Mark Phillips (joint pseudonym used by Laurence Janifer (1933–2002) and Randall Garrett (1927–1987))
• Peter Phillips (1920–2012)
• Rog Phillips (1909–1965) (pseudonym of Roger P. Graham)
• Eden Phillpotts (1862–1960)
• Bal Phondke (born 1939) (Marathi: डॉ. बाळ फोंडके)
• John R. Pierce (1910–2002) (also known as J.J. Coupling)
• Marge Piercy (born 1936)
• H. Beam Piper (1904–1964)
• Doris Piserchia (born 1928)
• Brian Plante (born 1956)
• Charles Platt (born 1945)
• P. J. Plauger (born 1944)
• Van Allen Plexico (born 1968)
• Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
• Frederik Pohl (1919–2013)
• Arthur Porges (1915–2006)
• Jerry Pournelle (1933–2017)
• Gareth L. Powell (born 1970)
• Tim Powers (born 1952)
• Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)
• Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956)
• Robert Presslie (1920–2002)
• Paul Preuss (born 1942)
• Cherie Priest (born 1975)
• Christopher Priest (born 1943)
• Philip Pullman (born 1946)

Q[]

• Roberto Quaglia (born 1962)
• William Thomas Quick (born 1946)
• Daniel Quinn (1935–2018)

R[]

• Ayn Rand (1905–1982)
• Hannu Rajaniemi (born 1978)
• Marta Randall (born 1948)
• Sujatha (1935–2008)
• Bill Ransom (born 1945)
• Carlos Rasch (1932–1921)
• Melanie Rawn (born 1954)
• Satyajit Ray (1921–1992)
• Francis G. Rayer (1921–1981)
• Tom Reamy (1935–1977)
• Robert Reed (born 1956)
• Philip Reeve (born 1966)
• Miha Remec (1928–2020)
• Maurice Renard (1875–1939)
• Ed Earl Repp (1901–1979)
• Laura Resnick (born 1962)
• Mike Resnick (1942–2020)
• Lester del Rey (1915–1993)
• Alastair Reynolds (born 1966)
• Mack Reynolds (1917–1983)
• Christopher Rice (born 1978)
• Christopher Ride (born 1965)
• John Ringo (born 1963)
• Adam Roberts (born 1965)
• Keith Roberts (1935–2000)
• Shauna S. Roberts (born 1956)
• Stephen Robinett (1941–2004)
• Frank M. Robinson (1926–2014)
• Jeanne Robinson (1948–2010)
• Kim Stanley Robinson (born 1952)
• Spider Robinson (born 1948)
• Justina Robson (born 1968)
• Esther Rochon (born 1948)
• Ross Rocklynne (1913–1988)
• Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991)
• Simon Rose (born 1961)
• Joel Rosenberg (1954–2011)
• Mary Rosenblum (1952–2018)
• J.-H. Rosny (joint pseudonym of Joseph (1856–1940) and Séraphin (1859–1948) Boex)
• Patrick Rothfuss (born 1973)
• Milton A. Rothman (1919–2001)
• Tony Rothman (born 1953)
• William Rotsler (1926–1997)
• Gustave Le Rouge (1867–1938)
• Christopher Rowley (born 1948)
• Rudy Rucker (born 1946)
• Anthony M. Rud (1893–1942)
• Christopher Ruocchio
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born 1960)
• Joanna Russ (1937–2011)
• Richard Paul Russo (born 1954)
• Eric Frank Russell (1905–1978)
• Mary Doria Russell (born 1950)
• A. Merc Rustad (born 1986)
• Geoff Ryman (born 1951)

S[]

• Fred Saberhagen (1930–2007)
• Carl Sagan (1934–1996)
• Nick Sagan (born 1970)
• Don Sakers (1958–2021)
• Emilio Salgari (1862–1911)
• Ramiro Sanchiz (born 1978)
• Cathal Ó Sándair (1922–1996)
• Brandon Sanderson (born 1975)
• Domingo Santos (1941–2018) (pseudonym of Pedro Domingo Mutiñó)
• Pamela Sargent (born 1948)
• Al Sarrantonio (born 1952)
• Robert J. Sawyer (born 1960)
• John Scalzi (born 1969)
• Nat Schachner (1895–1955)
• K. H. Scheer (1928–1991)
• Paul Scheerbart (1863–1915)
• Herman George Scheffauer (1876–1927)
• Joseph Schlossel (1902–1977)
• Bryan Thomas Schmidt (born 1969)
• Stanley Schmidt (born 1944)
• James H. Schmitz (1911–1974)
• Lawrence M. Schoen (born 1959)
• Karl Schroeder (born 1962)
• J. Neil Schulman (1953–2019)
• George H. Scithers (1929–2010)
• Thomas N. Scortia (1926–1986)
• Arthur Sellings (1911–1968)
• Józef Sękowski (1800–1858)
• Rod Serling (1924–1975)
• Garrett P. Serviss (1851–1929)
• Michael Shaara (1928–1988)
• William Shatner (born 1931)
• Richard S. Shaver (1907–1975)
• Bob Shaw (1931–1996)
• Larry Shaw (1924–1985)
• Nisi Shawl (born 1955)
• Michael Shea (1946–2014)
• Robert Sheckley (1928–2005)
• Charles Sheffield (1935–2002)
• Mary Shelley (1797–1851)
• Lucius Shepard (1947–2014)
• Joel Shepherd (born 1974)
• M. P. Shiel (1865–1947)
• R. C. Sherriff (1896–1975)
• T. L. Sherred (1915–1985)
• David Sherman (born 1958)
• Lewis Shiner (born 1950)
• Sharon Shinn (born 1957)
• Wilmar H. Shiras (1908–1990)
• John Shirley (born 1953)
• Shumil (born 1957)
• William Shunn (born 1967)
• Luís Filipe Silva (born 1969)
• Robert Silverberg (born 1935)
• Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988)
• Dan Simmons (born 1948)
• Johanna Sinisalo (born 1958)
• Curt Siodmak (1902–2000)
• Jack Skillingstead (born 1955)
• John Sladek (1937–2000)
• William Sleator (born 1945)
• Henry Slesar (1927–2002)
• William Milligan Sloane III (1906–1974)
• Joan Slonczewski (born 1956)
• George Edgar Slusser (1939–2014)
• Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961)
• Cordwainer Smith (1913–1966) (pseudonym of Paul M.A. Linebarger)
• E. E. Smith (1890–1965)
• Evelyn E. Smith (1922–2000)
• Michael Marshall Smith (born 1965)
• George H. Smith (1922–1996)
• George O. Smith (1911–1981)
• L. Neil Smith (1946-2021)
• Melinda Snodgrass (born 1951)
• Jerry Sohl (1913–2002)
• Martha Soukup (born 1959)
• Steven Spielberg (born 1946)
• Norman Spinrad (born 1940)
• Jacques Spitz (1896–1963)
• Nancy Springer (born 1948)
• Margaret St. Clair (1911–1995) (also known as Idris Seabright)
• Dana Stabenow (born 1952)
• Brian Stableford (born 1948)
• Michael Stackpole (born 1957)
• Robert Stallman (1930–1980)
• Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950)
• Roman Frederick Starzl (1899–1976)
• Christopher Stasheff (1944–2018)
• John Steakley (1951–2010)
• Allen Steele (born 1958)
• Angela Steinmüller (born 1941)
• Karlheinz Steinmüller (born 1950)
• Neal Stephenson (born 1959)
• Jacques Sternberg (1923–2006)
• Bruce Sterling (born 1954)
• Francis Stevens (1883–1948) (pseudonym of Gertrude Barrows Bennett)
• Marc Stiegler (born 1954)
• G. Harry Stine (1928–1997) (also known as Lee Corey)
• S. M. Stirling (born 1953)
• Sam Stone (fl. 2000s–present)
• John E. Stith (born 1947)
• J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), Babylon 5
• Giampietro Stocco (born 1961)
• Manning Lee Stokes (1911–1976)
• Charles Stross (born 1964)
• Arkady and Boris Strugatsky ((1925–1991) and (1933–2012) respectively) (in Russian, Аркадий и Борис Стругацкие^[1])
• Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985) (pseudonym of Edward Hamilton Waldo)
• Somtow Sucharitkul (also known as S. P. Somtow) (born 1952)
• Tricia Sullivan (born 1968)
• Michael Swanwick (born 1950)
• Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
• Michael Szameit (1950–2014)

T[]

• John Taine (1883–1960) (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)
• Stephen Tall (1908–1981) (pseudonym of Compton Newby Crook)
• Yoshiki Tanaka (born 1952)
• Charles R. Tanner (1896–1974)
• Andrius Tapinas (born 1977)
• Dennis E. Taylor (fl. 2015–present)
• Howard Tayler (born 1968)
• Mark Anthony Taylor (born 1970)
• Travis S. Taylor (born 1968)
• Adrian Tchaikovsky (born 1972)
• Steve Rasnic Tem (born 1950)
• William F. Temple (1914–1989)
• Tais Teng (born 1952) (nom de plume of Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen)
• William Tenn (1920–2010) (pseudonym of Philip Klass)
• Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016)
• Tom Terry (born 1963)
• Walter Tevis (1928–1984)
• Felix Thijssen (born 1933)
• Theodore L. Thomas (1920–2005)
• Tade Thompson (fl. 2005–present)
• Robert Thurston (born 1936)
• Mark W. Tiedemann (born 1954)
• Patrick Tilley (1928–2020)
• James Tiptree Jr. (1915–1987) (pseudonym of Alice Sheldon)
• Lavie Tidhar (born 1976)
• Aleksei Nikolaevich Tolstoi (born 1882 or 1883, died 1945) (in Russian Алексей Николаевич Толстой)
• Arthur Tofte (1902–1980)
• Brad R. Torgersen (born 1974)
• Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1883–1945)
• Karen Traviss (fl. 2004–present)
• F. Orlin Tremaine (1899–1956)
• Edwin Charles Tubb (1919–2010)
• George Tucker (1775–1861)
• Wilson Tucker (1914–2006)
• George Turner (1916–1997)
• Harry Turtledove (born 1949)
• Mary Turzillo (born 1940)
• Lisa Tuttle (born 1952)
• John Twelve Hawks (fl. 2005–2014)
• Kathy Tyers (born 1952)

U[]

• Steven Utley (1948–2013)

V[]

• Catherynne M. Valente (born 1979)
• Jack Vance (1916–2013)
• Jeff VanderMeer (born 1968)
• James Van Pelt (born 1954)
• Sydney J. Van Scyoc (born 1939)
• Robert E. Vardeman (born 1947)
• Pierre Versins (1923–2001)
• A. E. van Vogt (1912–2000)
• John Varley (born 1947)
• Vladimir Vasilyev (born 1967)
• Vercors (1902–1991) (pseudonym of Jean Bruller)
• Jules Verne (1828–1905)
• Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871–1954)
• Harl Vincent (1893–1968)
• Joan D. Vinge (born 1948)
• Vernor Vinge (born 1944)
• Julius Vogel (1835–1899)
• Voltaire (1694–1778)
• Elisabeth Vonarburg (born 1947)
• Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922–2007)

W[]

• Karl Edward Wagner (1945-1994)
• Roland C. Wagner (1960–2012)
• Howard Waldrop (born 1946)
• Edgar Wallace (1875–1932)
• F. L. Wallace (1915–2004) (also known as Floyd Wallace)
• Ian Wallace (1912–1998)
• Hugh Walters (1910–1993)
• Bryce Walton (1918–1988)
• Jo Walton (born 1964)
• Donald Wandrei (1908–1987)
• Ian Watson (born 1943)
• Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954)
• Peter Watts (born 1958)
• Don Webb (born 1960)
• David Weber (born 1952)
• Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935)
• Richard M. Weiner (1930–2020)
• Andy Weir (born 1972)
• Jan Weiss (1892–1972)
• Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986)
• Angus Wells (1943–2006)
• Basil Wells (1912–2003)
• Dan Wells (born 1977)
• H. G. Wells (1866–1946)
• Martha Wells (born 1964)
• Chuck Wendig (born 1976)
• K. D. Wentworth (1951–2012)
• Bernard Werber (born 1961)
• Wallace West (1900–1980)
• Scott Westerfeld (born 1963)
• Suzanne Weyn (born 1955)
• Dennis Wheatley (1897–1977)
• James White (1928–1999)
• Steve White (born 1946)
• Ted White (born 1938)
• Sonny Whitelaw (born 1956)
• Cherry Wilder (1930–2002)
• Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018)
• Lynda Williams (born 1958)
• Liz Williams (born 1965)
• Rob Williams
• Robert Moore Williams (1907–1977)
• Sean Williams (born 1967)
• Tad Williams (born 1957)
• Walter Jon Williams (born 1953)
• Jack Williamson (1908–2006)
• Michael Z. Williamson (born 1967)
• Connie Willis (born 1945)
• Colin Wilson (1931–2013)
• D. Harlan Wilson (born 1971)
• F. Paul Wilson (born 1946)
• Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007)
• Robert Charles Wilson (born 1953)
• Richard Wilson (1920–1987)
• David Wingrove (born 1954)
• Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995)
• Otto Witt (1875–1923)
• Bernard Wolfe (1915–1985)
• Gene Wolfe (1931–2019)
• Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990) (various pseudonyms)
• Edmund Wnuk-Lipinski (1944–2015)
• Jack Womack (born 1956)
• John C. Wright (born 1961)
• S. Fowler Wright (1874–1965)
• Stefan Wul (1922–2003) (pseudonym of Pierre Pairault)
• Philip Wylie (1902–1971)
• John Wyndham (1903–1969) (pseudonym of John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris)

Y[]

• Nir Yaniv (born 1972)
• Tetsu Yano (1923–2004)
• Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born 1942)
• Jun'ya Yokota (1945–2019)
• Jane Yolen (born 1939)
• Robert Franklin Young (1915–1986)
• Charles Yu (born 1976)

Z[]

• Arthur Leo Zagat (1896–1949)
• Timothy Zahn (born 1951)
• Janusz Zajdel (1938–1985)
• Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884–1937)
• George Zebrowski (born 1945)
• Roger Zelazny (1937–1995)
• Alexander Zelenyj (fl. 2005–present)
• Tully Zetford (pseudonym of Kenneth Bulmer)
• Sarah Zettel (born 1966)
• Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz (born 1964)
• Andrzej Ziemiański (born 1960)
• Aleksandar Ziljak (born 1963)
• Werner Zillig (born 1949)
• David Zindell (born 1952)
• Zoran Živković (born 1948)
• Pamela Zoline (born 1941)
• Alexander Zorich (born 1973) (joint pseudonym of Yana Botsman and Dmitry Gordevsky)
• Joseph Zornado (fl. 2000–present)
• Jerzy Żuławski (1874–1915)

See also[]

• Women science fiction authors
• List of science fiction editors
• Novelists
• List of fantasy authors
• List of horror fiction authors
• List of military science fiction works and authors
• List of Clarion South Writers Workshop Instructors
• List of Clarion West Writers Workshop alumni
• List of Clarion West Writers Workshop instructors
• List of Clarion Writers Workshop Alumni
• List of Clarion Writers Workshop Instructors
• Lists of authors
• List of Romanian science fiction writers
• Internet Speculative Fiction DataBase
• Category:Science fiction writers
• Category:French science fiction writers
• Black science fiction
• Timeline of science fiction

References[]

Resources[]

A useful book for looking up authors is A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction, by Baird Searles, Martin Last, Beth Meacham, and Michael Franklin (1979). It also tells you whom else you might like if you like one author.

Other invaluable works include The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls (2nd. Ed. 1991), The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, edited by George Mann (1999) (ISBN 0-7867-0887-5 or ISBN 1-84119-177-9), and Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers, edited by Curtis C. Smith (1981) (ISBN 0-312-82420-3).

External links[]

• Official website for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
• Official website for "Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy"