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InarticulateBabbler
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Doc...that crappy magazine counts as a SFWA america credit.

(Of course, by your post I know you know the novel I'm refering to also.)

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Doctor
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Yeah. But I couldn't help it.

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Oblomova
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Hey, how about Solaris and the Pirx the Pilot stories by Stanislaw Lem? They're not my very favorites, but they're definitely interesting.

I'm also enjoying the Nightwatch series by Lukyanenko. I love how the forces of good and evil are overburdened by paperwork, regulations, and crafty, ruthless bosses.

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JustInProse
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Most of my favorite novels have been mentioned, but I'll add some others I didn't see.

Stephen R. Donaldson - Mirror of Her Dreams & A Man Rides Through (Slow build up, but once you hit the 200ish page mark you lost three days of sleep.)

Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Scarlett Letter

Henry David Thoreau - Walden (He is my personal idol, besides poe. I need to get a cabin...)

William Shakespeare - Much Ado About Nothing (Laughs, laughs, and laughs.)

Kurt Vonegut - A Man Without A Country

Tim Obrien - If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box me up and Ship me Home

Also, even though they were mentioned, (OSC, Orwell, Adams, Bradbury, Asimov, Dumas, Ayn Rand, and Rowling).

[This message has been edited by JustInProse (edited April 23, 2008).]

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Willis
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David Mitchell is a new favourite. All his books are awesome - Cloud Atlas, Black Swan Green, Ghostwritten and number9dream

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Willis
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I'm a huge Ray Bradbury fan, but for some reason I find myself really sceptical when it comes to other sci-fi or fantasy writers. It's a mental block. Can anyone suggest some authors similar to Bradbury in style? I like how whimsical many of his stories are.

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Kathleen Dalton Woodbury
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Hmm. If you like David Mitchell (haven't read everything he's written, but I have started CLOUD ATLAS), you might consider trying John Crowley. Of course, what I see that's similar may not be what you would see at all.

Bradbury is sort of in a class by himself.

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Jonsul
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David Gemmell and OSC are probably evenly my favorites.

Stormrider or Ender's Game are my favorite books from each author

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Darth Petra
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Oooh, and Les Mis. Finished that a little while ago. Good stuff.

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