Fantasy and Science Fiction A, B, C's

[Casey]

What does your Fantasy and Science Fiction alphabet look like?
It was difficult to omit Douglas Adams and George R. R. Martin, but I did.




Abercrombie, Joe
Ballard, J. G.
Cooper, Susan
Dahl, Roald
Eddings, David
Funke, Cornelia
Gaiman, Neil
Haldeman, Joe
I
Jordan, Robert
King, Stephen
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Murakami, Haruki
N
Orwell, George
Pohl, Frederik
Q
Rothfuss, Pat
Shelley, Mary
Tolkien, J.R.R.
U
Verne, Jules
Wilde, Oscar
X
Yu, Charles
Zahn, Timothy

[Phil]

based on most read authors on my shelves:
Asimov, Isaac
Brin, David
Card, Orson Scott
Donaldson, Stephen
Eddings, David
Farmer, Philip Jose
Gaiman, Neil
Heinlein, Robert
I nothing unless you count John Irving
Jordan, Robert
Kay, Guy Gavriel
Lewis, C.S.
Moorcock, Michael
Niven, Larry
Orwell, George
Pratchett, Terry
Q
Robinson, Spider
Sawyer, Robert
Tolkien, J.R.R.
U
Varley, John
Weis, Margaret
X
Y
Zelazny, Roger

[Trike]

Hmm, interesting. Making me choose between John Brunner and Octavia Butler was evil, but it had to be done. And S? Man, S was just brutal. Came down to a coin flip, honestly.

Asimov, Isaac
Butler, Octavia
Chalker, Jack
Dickson, Gordon R.
Ellison, Harlan
Foster, Alan Dean
Gibson, William
Haldeman, Joe
Ing, Dean
Jones, D.F.
Kurtz, Katherine
Leiber, Fritz
McCaffrey, Anne
Niven, Larry
Orwell, George
Piper, H. Beam
Q
Russell, Mary Doria
Scalzi, John
Twain, Mark
Updike, John
Varley, John
Williams, Walter Jon
X
Y
Zelazny, Roger

[Skip]

I is Washington Irving

[Phil]

Skip wrote: "I is Washington Irving"

Yeah, I thought of him but I don't recall if I've read Sleepy Hollow or not. There's also a collection of stories based on the songs of Janis Ian and she's credited as editor but I haven't read it yet.

[Rob, Roberator]

Abercrombie, Joe
Butcher, Jim
Corey, James S.A.
Dick, Philip K.
Erikson, Steven
F
Gibson, William (Simon R. Greene was a close second. Neil Gaiman is alright)
Hobb, Robin
Isayama, Hajime
Jordan, Robert
King, Stephen
Lynch, Scott
Martin, George R.R.
Niven, Larry
Orwell, George
Pratchett, Terry
Q
Rothfuss, Patrick (though I almost put Anthony Ryan or JK Rowling)
Sanderson, Brandon (and John Scalzi and Neal Stephenson and Michael J. Sullivan..and and and..damn S...)
Tolkien, JRR
U
Vaughan, Brian K.
Wexler, Django
X
Y
Zafón, Carlos Ruiz

[Pat]

B was a bitch. Brunner? Bear? Baxter? Banks? Ballard? Grr...


Asher, Neal
Baxter, Stephen
Clarke, Arthur C
Dick, Philip K
Ellis, Warren
Feist, Raymond
Gaiman, Neil
Hamilton, Peter F
I
Jeter, KW
King, Stephen
Le Guin, Ursula K
Moorcock, Michael
Noon, Jeff
Orwell, George
Pratchet, Terry
Q
Reynolds, Alastair
Stanley Robinson, Kim (its not cheating, just bending the rules)
Tepper, Sheri S
Vonnegut, Kurt
Wells, HG
X
Y
Zelazny, Roger

[Dharmakirti]

Abraham, Daniel
Bakker, R. Scott
Carey, Jacqueline
Delany, Samuel R
Eddings, David & Leigh
Friedman, C.S.
Gaiman, Neil
Haydon, Elizabeth
I
Jemisin, N.K.
Kadrey, Richard
Lynch, Scott
Murakami, Haruki
Niven, Larry
Okorafor, Nnedi
Priest, Christopher
Q
Rothfuss, Patrick
Siegel, Jan
Tolkien, J.R.R.
U
Valente, Catherynne M
White, T.H.
X
Y
Zelazny, Roger

[Dara]

Abercrombie, Joe
Brennan, Marie
Carriger, Gail (Hard choice between her and Corey, James S.A.)
Dick, Philip K
Erikson, Steven
F (don't have a SFF F author so I'm choosing Fitzgerald, Scott F.)
Grant, Mira
Hobb, Robin
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Jemisin, N.K.
Kay, Guy Gavriel
Lynch, Scott
Martin, George R.R.
Niffenegger, Audrey (I have no other N)
O'Malley, Bryan Lee
Priest, Cherie
Q
Rowling, J.K.
Sanderson, Brandon
Tolkien, J.R.R.
U
Vaughn, Bryan K.
Weir, Andy
Y
Z

[Joe Informatico]

Ugh, some of these were tough:

Abercrombie, Joe (Asimov is close behind)
Brust, Steven/Bujold, Lois (two-way tie)
Corey, James S. A.
Dick, Philip K.
Effinger, George Alec
Feist, Raymond E.
Gaiman, Neil
Hobb, Robin (but Tracy Hickman brought me to the dance)
I
Jones, Jaida & Danielle Bennett
Kay, Guy Gavriel
Leiber, Fritz is my oldschool pick, but Scott Lynch is the new hotness
Moorcock, Michael (I need to read more China Miéville though)
Nix, Garth
Orwell, George
Powers, Tim
Q
Robinson, Kim Stanley
Sawyer, Robert J./Scalzi, John (two-way tie)
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Urasawa, Naoki (Didn't want to include comics but he's my only "U" author!)
Verne, Jules (Vandermeer and Valente are still too new to me)
W (Making me choose between Jo Walton, Margaret Weis, H.G. Wells, and John Wyndham? I can't do it.)
X
Y
Z

[Chris]

Atwood, Margaret
Brunner, John
Cadigan, Pat
Dick, Phillip, K
E
Foster, Alan Dean
Griffith, Nicola
Hamilton, Peter.F.
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Jr. Miller, Walter (Cheating I know)
King, Steven
Lee, Tanith
Mieville, China
Niven, Larry
Orwell, George
Priest, Cherrie
Q
Roberts, Adam
Sanderson, Brandon
Tevis, Walter
U
Vonnegut, Kurt
Wyndham, John
X
Y
Zelazney, Rodger

A few observations:

W and M are absolutely stacked!

I'm surprised at a few of the letters being blank. This is based on my read list since 2012.

[Michele]

Wow, some of theses letters were really tough. Authors need to choose pennames with more alphabetic variety.

Adams, Richard
Butcher, Jim
C...is hard! Cook, Corey or Carey? Carey, Jacqueline
Douglass, Sara
Eddings, David
Feist, Raymond E.
Gaiman, Neil
Herbert, Frank and Heinlein, Robert - I refuse to choose bewteen them
**special mention Hughart, Barry
I...dunno any
Jemison, N.K.
Kushner, Ellen
Lee, Tanith
McCaffery, Anne
Norton, Andre
Oh boy nobody here (I refuse to stick in Orwell)
Parker, K.J.
QQ
Rawn, Melanie or Russell, Sean - a tie
Scalzi, John (and Saberhagen and Stasheff)
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Underwood, Michael R.
Vinge, Joan (or Vance or Varley)
W...ahhh! Can't decide! Wolfe, Williams, Willis, Walton, Wecker, Weir, Weis, Wrede? I'll go with Willis, Connie
X marks the empty spot
Yolen, Jane
Zelazny, Roger

[Casey]

I'm pleased with the diversity.
Also, I really like that I'm not overly familiar with all the authors. Can't wait to pick some of their work up and give it a go.

Side note.
Not certain why, but
After glancing through these author alphabets, I get the wonderfully odd mental image of a human bookshelf. Authors, as tucked away marionettes, resting, arms and legs spilling over smooth planked shelves, waiting to be slid down, their strings pulled.

[L.]

Blaylock, Brust, Brunner, Bradbury, Bester, Burroughs, and Blish…The Bs were difficult, man.

Aldiss, Brian
Brunner, John
Carroll, Jonathan
Dick, Philip K.
Eklund, Gordon
Ford, Jeffrey
Goldstein, Lisa
Howard, Robert E.
I
J
Knight, Damon
Lethem, Jonathan
Martin, George R. R.
Niles, Douglas
O
Powers, Tim
Q
Robinson, Spider
Shosty, L. Joseph (haha!) Silverberg, Robert (actual choice)
Tenn, William
U
Vance, Jack
Wolfe, Gene
X
Y
Zelazny, Roger

[Paul]

Based mostly on the books marked "read" in my Calibre library:

Aaronovitch, Ben
Bacigalupi, Paolo
Cornell, Paul
Donaldson Stephen
E
F
Grossman, Lev
Hughart, Barry
Irving, Washington
Jensen, Liz
Kaufman, Andy
Lindqvist, John Ajvide
Marshall, Michael
Niven, Larry
O'Malley, Bryan Lee
Pratchett, Terry
Q
Rowling, J.K.
Shaw, Bob
Tolkien, J.R.R.
U
Vaughan, Brian K.
Wells, H.G.
X
Y
Z

[Robobobo]

Adams, Douglas
Baxter, Stepehen and Banks, Iain are still fighting (sorry!!! 2nd letter and already I can't decide...)
Clarke, Arthur C.
Dick, Philip K.
Ende, Michael
Fforde, Jasper
Gaiman, Neil
Hobb, Robin
I ?
J ?
Kadrey, Richard
Lovecraft, H.P. and LeGuin, Ursula have decided to move in together
Mieville, China
N ?
O ?
Powers, Tim
Q ?
Reynolds, Alastair
Stephenson, Neil and Stross, Charles are sharing
Thomas, Scarlett
U ?
Vinge, Vernor
Wilson, Robert Charles
X ?
Y ?
Zelazny, Roger

[Ty]

Asimov, Isaac
Barker, Clive
Cherryh, C.J.
Dick, Philip K.
Ellison, Harlan
Farmer, Philip Jose
Gibson, William
Heinlein, Robert
Irving, Washington
J?
King, Stephen
Lawhead, Stephen R.
Martin, George R.R.
Novik, Naomi
O?
Priest, Cherie
Q?
Rothfuss, Patrick
Stephenson, Neal
Tolkien, J.R.R.
U?
Verne, Jules
Williams, Walter Jon
X?
Y?
Zahn, Timothy

[Trine]

Abraham, Daniel
Baxter, Stephen
Bear, Elizabeth
Beckett, Galen
Bishop, K.J.
Bodard, Aliette de
Brenchly, Chaz
Brennan, Marie
Bray, Libba
Briggs, Patricia
Butler, Octavia
Carey, Jacqueline
Carriger, Gail
Cherryh, C.J.
Clarke, Susannah
Connolly, Tina
Cooper, Susan
Dean, Pamela
Downum, Amanda
Elliott, Kate
Ende, Michael
Ford, Jeffrey
fforde, Jasper
Fox, Daniel
Frost, Gregory
Gaiman, Neil
Gentle, Mary
Gilman, Felix
Goss, Theodora
Graham, Jo
Hand, Elizabeth
Hobb, Robin
Hunter, Faith
Johnson, Kij
Kay, Guy Gavriel
Kenyon, Kay
Kiernan, Caitlin
Kushner, Ellen
Lee, Yon Ha
LeGuin, Ursula
Lewis, C.S.
Lint, Charles de
Link, Kelly
Lyle, Anne
Lynch, Scott
Marillier, Juliet
Martin, George R.R.
McCaffrey, Anne
McGuire, Seanan
McKillip, Patricia
Micklem, Sarah
Monette, Sarah
Mothar, Amal-El
Nix, Garth
Novik, Naomi
Pierce, Meredith Anne
Pierce, Tamora
Phillips, Holly
Priest, Cherie
Pullman, Philip
Rice, Anne
Robinette Kowal, Mary
Robson, Justina
Rothfuss, Patrick
Rowling, J.K.
Samatar, Sofia
Sedia, Ekatarina
Sperring, Kari
Swiersky, Rachel
Tarr, Judith
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Turner, Megan Whalen
Valente, Catherynne
Valentine, Genevieve
Vandermeer, Jeff
Warrington, Freda
Williams, Tad

[Casey]

@Trine - but your alphabet has too many letters :)

[Casey]

Hmm, in retrospect, I think I should have taken Wheaton, Will rather than Wilde, Oscar.
Damn my proclivity for the classics.

[Clyde]

Humm ... Limiting myself to one writer per letter:


Anderson, Poul
Brin, David
Corey, James S.A.
Drake, David
Evans, Linda
Forward, Robert L.
Gentle, Mary
Heinlein, Robert A.
Irving, Washington
Jacobs, John Hornor
Kingsbury, Donald
L'Amour, Louis
Moon, Elizabeth
Nagata, Linda
Orwell, George
Pournelle, Jerry
Quick, Bill
Reynolds, Alastair
Silverberg, Robert
Tepper, Sheri S.
U
Vinge, Vernor
Weber, David
X
Y
Zelazny, Roger

It seems there aren't many U's, X's, and Y's in the SF&F 'verse.
And yes, Louis L'Amour has written SF&F (with a western touch of course).

[Gaines]

N is for Niven. :-)

[Clyde]

Gaines wrote: "N is for Niven. :-)"

Yes, in the SF&F 'verse, he is of course the big N. But I figured the majority would list Niven; so, I thought to give Linda Nagata a nod.

[Melissa]

These aren't all necessarily my favorites, but I added them to try to pad my list. :)

Atwood, Margaret
Butler, Octavia
Collins, Suzanne
Due, Tananarive
Elliott, Kate
Feist, Raymond
Grossman, Lev
Howey, Hugh
I
Jordan, Robert (although N.K. Jemisin is right there)
Keyes, Greg
Lewis, C.S.
Martin, George R.R.
Novik, Naomi
O
P
Q
Rothfuss, Patrick
Sanderson, Brandon (I'm surprised I didn't have any other "s")
Tolkien, J.R.R.
U
V
Williams, Tad
X
Y
Zelazny, Roger

My list feels very skimpy.

[AndrewP]

Gaines wrote: "N is for Niven. :-)"

No.... it's for Norman, John :)

[AndrewP]

This would be my list based on how much I have enjoyed them over the last 20 years. Only one I could not decide on was W.

Asimov, Issac
Banks, Iain M
Clarke, Arthur C
Donaldson, Stephen
Eddings, David
Feist, Raymond E
Goodkind, Terry
Howard, Robert E
Iverson, Eric
Jordan, Robert
King, Stephen
Leiber, Fritz
May, Julian
Niven, Larry
Orwell, George
Pournell. Jerry
Q
Ringo, John
Sanderson, Brandon
Tolkein, J R R
U
Vardemann, Robert E
Weber, David OR Williams, Tad
X
Yerby, Frank
Zelazny, Roger

[Jeffrey]

My list is pretty much identical to AndrewP's , with the exception of:
Clarke, Arthur C. OR Cornwell, Bernard
Dick, Philip K. in the place of Donaldson, Stephen
Gibson, William in the place of Goodkind, Terry
Pournell, Jerry OR Pratchett, Terry (I LOVE them both so much).
I would have to put multiple exclamation points after Niven & Zelazny!

[Darren]

Abercrombie, Joe
Barker, Clive
Chabon, Michael
Dick, Philip K.
Ellis, Warren
Frazetta, Frank
Gygax, Gary
Hill, Joe
I Got Nothing
Jordan, Robert
Kay, Guy Gavriel
Lovecraft, H.P.
Malory, Thomas
Novik, Naomi
Otomo, Katsuhiro
Perez-Reverte, Arturo
Q
Rowling, J.K.
Straub, Peter
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Unknown (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
Vonnegut, Kurt
Watterson, Bill
X ?
Yerby, Frank
Zelazny, Roger

[kvon]

based on books in my library

Alexander, Lloyd
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Chiang, Ted
Duane, Diane
Edgerton, Teresa
Fforde, Jasper
Gaiman, Neil
Hoffman, Nina Kiriki
Isaak, Elaine
Jones, Diana Wynne
Kirstein, Rosemary
Le Guin, Ursula K. (sorry, Link and Leckie)
McKillip, Patricia
Nix, Garth
Okorafor, Nnedi
Powers, Tim
Q? I've got an Ellery Queen
Rothfuss, Pat
Sturgeon, Theodore
Turner, Megan Whalen
Umrigar, Thrity (ok, I haven't read this one yet)
Vinge, Joan
Walton, Jo
X
Yolen, Jane
Zettel, Sarah

Interesting how some authors just jump out as favorites.

[Trike]

Okay, someone combine these lists. (Except Trine's. Trine did it wrong.)

[Casey]

Trike wrote: "Okay, someone combine these lists. (Except Trine's. Trine did it wrong.)"

Already did. I'm excited to read some of these authors.

[Clyde]

Casey wrote: "Trike wrote: "Okay, someone combine these lists. (Except Trine's. Trine did it wrong.)"

Already did. I'm excited to read some of these authors."

Well then, Casey. Are you going to show it to us? Or, do we all have to do it for ourselves? ;-)

[Trine]

Wrong? How? Like only one author pr letter? That's a waste.

[Clyde]

Trine wrote: "Wrong? How? Like only one author pr letter? That's a waste."

Well Trine, though Casey didn't actually specify one writer per letter, it was sort of implied by his example.
But, whatever, your list is still very pretty. (Hugs all around)

[Clyde]

Humm … As John Scalzi is fond of telling us, the failure mode of "clever" is "asshole". I hope I didn't just fail.

[Pickle]

Anderson, Poul
Blaylock, James P
Clarke, Sir Athur C
Dick, Philip K
E
Finney, Jack
Gaiman, Neil
Harrison, John M.
i
Jeter, K.W.
King, Stephen
Lynch, Scott
Mieville, China
Niven, Larry
Orwell, George
Powers, Tim
Q
Reynolds, Alastair
Simak, Clifford D.
Tevis, Walter
U
van Vogt, A E
Wells, H G
X
Y
Zahn, Timothy

[Ken]

This is hard, there are so many duplicate letters which could represent favorites.

[Trike]

Trine wrote: "Wrong? How? Like only one author pr letter? That's a waste."

But if you add them all, you just have... all of them. That's too much noise to signal. It's also not fun.

[Alicja]

Too many missing. :( For so many letters so much to choose from and then nothing for so many others.

Atwood, Margaret
Beukes, Lauren
Carey, Jacqueline
Dick, Philip K.
E?
F?
Gibson, William
Huff, Tanya
I?
Jeter, K.W.
K?
LeGuin, Ursula K.
Miéville, China (or Moon, Elizabeth - grrr, can't decide)
Niven, Larry
O?
Price, Jordan Castillo
Q?
Reynolds, Alastair
Stephenson, Neal
T?
U?
V?
Willis, Connie
X?
Y?
Z?

[Roger]

Andrews, Ilona
Briggs, Patricia
C
Drake, Jocelynn
Eddings, David
Flanagan, John
Gemmel, David
Herbert, Frank
I
Jordan, Robert
Knight, EE
L
McCaffrey, Anne
Novik, Naomi
O
P
Q
Rowling, JK
Sanderson, Brandon (Salvatore would have beat just about anyone else)
Tolkien, JRR
U
Vaughn, Carrie
Weeks, Brent
X
Y
Zahn, Timothy

[Aaron]

Adams, Douglas
Bujold, Lois (I have like 5 authors I love in Bs..., heck I have 6 authors on my bookshelf that start with Bu_)
Correia, Larry
Drake, David
Erikson, Steven
Flint, Eric
Gaimen, Neil
Heinlein, Robert
Isin, Nisio
J
Kawahara, Reki
Lovecraft, H.P.
McCrae, John
Nix, Garth
Orwell, George
Peake, Mervyn
Q
Rowling, JK
Sanderson, Brandon (a zillion S authors as well)
Tolkien, JRR (Man I really wanted to put in Touno, Mamare...but Tolkien)
Urobuchi, Gen
Vinge, Verner
Weber, David
X
Yusagi, Aneko
Zahn, Timothy

Q, X who even has those as last names?

[Scott]

A- Aaron Allston
B- Ray Bradbury
C- Ted Chiang
D- David Dalglish
E- ???
F-???
G-??? (Gaiman would be my answer but I don't believe I've actually read anything of his, honestly)
H- Hugh Howey
I???
J-???
K- Drew Karpyshyn
L- Ursula K. LeGuin
M- Richard K. Morgan
N- Naomi Novik
O-???
P- Steve Perry
Q-???
R- J.K Rowling
S- John Scalzi
T- JRR Tolkien
U-???
V???
W- Jo Walton
X???
Y???
Z- Timothy Zahn

[Casey]

Scott wrote: "G-??? (Gaiman would be my answer but I don't believe I've actually read anything of his, honestly)..."

*coffee spluttering* "What?" :)

[Scott]

Casey wrote: "Scott wrote: "G-??? (Gaiman would be my answer but I don't believe I've actually read anything of his, honestly)..."
*coffee spluttering* "What?" :)"

LOL Yeah, yeah...I know.....
#SwordAndLaserConfessions

[Trine]

A
Abraham, Daniel
B
Bear, Elizabeth
C
Carey, Jacqueline
D
Downum, Amanda
E
Ende, Michael
F
Ford, Jeffrey
G
Gentle, Mary
H
Hand, Elizabeth
J
Johnson, Kij
K
Kushner, Ellen
L
LeGuin, Ursula
M
Monette, Sarah
N
Novik, Naomi
P
Pierce, Meredith Anne
R
Robinette Kowal, Mary
S
Samatar, Sofia
T
Tolkien, J.R.R.
V
Valente, Catherynne
W
Warrington, Freda

[Casey]

Clyde wrote: "Well then, Casey. Are you going to show it to us? Or, do we all have to do it for ourselves? ;-)
..."

One sec...

[Casey]

If you find a mistake, please feel free to point it out. Or better yet, create your own list and share it with everyone. I did this in a hurry, and while I believe I've accounted for everyone, I do make mistakes, from time to time. (This took way longer than I'd imagined)


* = Honorable mentions, or in case of multiple selections per post for the same letter. For situations where there was an honorable mention, and then another person selected the author as their primary choice, I removed the honorable mention and counted the author as being officially selected.

A
Abercrombie, Joe - 5
Asimov, Isaac – 4
Asher, Neal
Abraham, Daniel - 3
Atwood, Margaret - 3
Adams, Richard
Aldiss, Brian
Aaronovitch, Ben
Adams, Douglas - 3
Anderson, Poul - 2
Alexander, Lloyd
Andrews, Ilona
Allston, Aaron

B
Ballard, J. G.
Brin, David - 2
Butler, Octavia - 2
Butcher, Jim - 2
Baxter, Stephen - 3
Bakker, R. Scott
Brennan, Marie
Brust, Steven
Brunner, John - 2
Bacigalupi, Paolo
Bendis, Brian Michael
Bear, Elizabeth
Bujold, Lois McMaster - 2
Barker, Clive - 2
Banks, Iain M
Blaylock, James P
Beukes, Lauren
Briggs, Patricia
Bradbury, Ray
* Beckett, Galen
* Bishop, K.J.
* Bodard, Aliette de
* Brenchly, Chaz
* Bray, Libba
* Briggs, Patricia

C
Cooper, Susan
Card, Orson Scott
Chalker, Jack
Corey, James S.A. - 3
Clarke, Arthur C - 5
Carey, Jacqueline - 3
Carriger, Gail
Cadigan, Pat
Cook, Corey
Carroll, Jonathan
Cornell, Paul
Cherryh, C.J.
Collins, Suzanne
Cornwell, Bernard
Chabon, Michael
Chiang, Ted - 2
Correia, Larry
* Clarke, Susannah
* Connolly, Tina


D
Dahl, Roald
Donaldson, Stephen - 3
Dickson, Gordon R.
Dick, Philip K. - 13
Delany, Samuel R
Douglass, Sara
Drake, David - 2
Due, Tananarive
Duane, Diane
Drake, Jocelynn
Dalglish, David
Downum, Amanda

* Dean, Pamela


E
Eddings, David – 6
Ellison, Harlan - 2
Erikson, Steven - 3
Ellis, Warren - 2
Effinger, George Alec
Eklund, Gordon
Ende, Michael - 2
Elliott, Kate - 2
Evans, Linda
Edgerton, Teresa


F
Funke, Cornelia
Farmer, Philip Jose - 2
Foster, Alan Dean - 2
Feist, Raymond E. - 5
Friedman, C.S.
Fitzgerald, Scott F.
Ford, Jeffrey - 2
Fforde, Jasper - 3
Forward, Robert L.
Frazetta, Frank
Finney, Jack
Flanagan, John
Flint, Eric
* Fox, Daniel
* Frost, Gregory


G
Gaiman, Neil - 10
Gibson, William - 5
Grant, Mira
Griffith, Nicola
Goldstein, Lisa
Grossman, Lev - 2
Golden, Christie
Gentle, Mary - 2
Goodkind, Terry
Gygax, Gary
Gemmel, David
* Greene, Simon R.
* Gilman, Felix
* Goss, Theodora
* Graham, Jo



H
Haldeman, Joe - 2
Heinlein, Robert A. - 4
Hobb, Robin - 4
Hamilton, Peter F - 2
Haydon, Elizabeth
Herbert, Frank - 3
Howard, Robert E.
Howard, Robert E
Huff, Tanya
* Hickman, Tracy
Hughart, Barry
Howey, Hugh - 2
Hill, Joe
Hoffman, Nina Kiriki
Hand, Elizabeth
* Hunter, Faith
Harrison, John M.


I
Irving, John
Ing, Dean
Irving, Washington - 4
Isayama, Hajime
Ishiguro, Kazuo - 2
Iverson, Eric
Isaak, Elaine
Isin, Nisio


J
Jordan, Robert – 7
Jones, D.F.
Jeter, K.W. - 3
Jemisin, N.K. - 3
Jones, Jaida
Jensen, Liz
Johns, Geoff
Jacobs, John Hornor
Jones, Diana Wynne
Johnson, Kij



K
King, Stephen - 8
Kay, Guy Gavriel - 4
Kurtz, Katherine
Kadrey, Richard - 2
Kushner, Ellen - 2
Knight, Damon
Kaufman, Andy
Kingsbury, Donald
Keyes, Greg
Kirstein, Rosemary
Knight, E. E.
Kawahara, Reki
Karpyshyn, Drew
* Kenyon, Kay
* Kiernan, Caitlin


L
Le Guin, Ursula K. - 6
Lewis, C.S. 2
Leiber, Fritz - 3
Lynch, Scott - 4
Lee, Tanith - 2
Lethem, Jonathan
Lindqvist, John Ajvide
Lovecraft, H.P. - 3
Luna, Johnathan/Joshua
Lawhead, Stephen R.
L'Amour, Louis

* Lee, Yon Ha
* Lint, Charles de
* Link, Kelly
* Lyle, Anne


M
Murakami, Haruki - 2
Moorcock, Michael - 3
McCaffrey, Anne - 3
Martin, George R.R. - 5
Mieville, China - 5
Marshall, Michael
Mignola, Mike
Moon, Elizabeth
May, Julian
Malory, Thomas
McKillip, Patricia
McCrae, John
Morgan, Richard K.
* Miller, Walter Jr.
* Marillier, Juliet
* McGuire, Seanan
* Micklem, Sarah
Monette, Sarah
* Mothar, Amal-El


N
Niven, Larry – 12
Noon, Jeff
Niffenegger, Audrey
Nix, Garth - 3
Norton, Andre
Niles, Douglas
Novik, Naomi - 6
Nagata, Linda
Norman, John


O
Orwell, George –12
Okorafor, Nnedi
O'Malley, Bryan Lee - 2
Otomo, Katsuhiro
Okorafor, Nnedi

P
Pohl, Frederik
Pratchett, Terry - 6
Piper, H. Beam
Priest, Christopher
Priest, Cherie - 3
Powers, Tim - 5
Parker, K.J.
Pournelle, Jerry - 2
Perez-Reverte, Arturo
Price, Jordan Castillo
Peake, Mervyn
Perry, Steve
Pierce, Meredith Anne
* Pierce, Tamora
* Phillips, Holly
* Pullman, Philip


Q
Quick, Bill


R
Rothfuss, Pat - 6
Robinson, Spider - 2
Russell, Mary Doria
Reynolds, Alastair - 5
Robinson, Kim Stanley
Rowling, J.K. - 7
Roberts, Adam
Rawn, Melanie
Ringo, John

* Russell, Sean
* Rice, Anne
Robinette Kowal, Mary
* Robson, Justina


S
Shelley, Mary
Sawyer, Robert - 2
Scalzi, John - 3
Sanderson, Brandon - 7
Siegel, Jan
Silverberg, Robert - 2
Shaw, Bob
Stephenson, Neil - 3
Snyder, Scott
Straub, Peter
Sturgeon, Theodore
Simak, Clifford D.
* Salvatore, R. A.
* Saberhagen, Fred Thomas
* Stasheff, Christopher
* Stross, Charles
Samatar, Sofia
* Sedia, Ekatarina
* Sperring, Kari
* Swiersky, Rachel




T
Tolkien, J.R.R. - 17
Twain, Mark
Tepper, Sheri S - 2
Tevis, Walter - 2
Tenn, William
Thomas, Scarlett
Turner, Megan Whalen
* Touno, Mamare
* Tarr, Judith
* Turner, Megan Whalen


U
Updike, John
Urasawa, Naoki
Underwood, Michael R.
Umrigar, Thrity
Urobuchi, Gen


V
Verne, Jules - 3
Varley, John – 2
Vaughan, Brian K. - 4
Vonnegut, Kurt - 3
Valente, Catherynne M - 2
Vinge, Joan - 2
Vance, Jack
Vinge, Vernor - 3
Vardemann, Robert E - 2
van Vogt, A E
Vaughn, Carrie
* Valentine, Genevieve
* Vandermeer, Jeff


W
Wilde, Oscar
Weis, Margaret
Williams, Walter Jon - 2
Wexler, Django
Wells, HG - 4
White, T.H.
Weir, Andy
Wyndham, John
Willis, Connie - 2
Wolfe, Gene
Wilson, Robert Charles
Weber, David - 3
Watterson, Bill
Walton, Jo - 2
Weeks, Brent
* Wheaton, Wil
Warrington, Freda
Williams, Tad


X


Y
Yu, Charles
Yolen, Jane - 2
Yerby, Frank - 2


Z
Zahn, Timothy - 7
Zelazny, Roger - 13
Zafón, Carlos Ruiz
Zettel, Sarah

[Casey]

Trine wrote: "Wrong? How? Like only one author pr letter? That's a waste."

No problem.
But for the record, the intent was to choose a single author for a given letter, giving gravity to our decisions. We could all plunk down as many authors for each letter as we can think of or find, but having to make a decision... is more interesting (and reveals more about us as individuals).

[Trine]

Casey wrote: "Trine wrote: "Wrong? How? Like only one author pr letter? That's a waste."

No problem.
But for the record, the intent was to choose a single author for a given letter, giving gravity to our decisi..."

Well, I did an amended list, and I must admit that I didn't read the top post very carefully because it was very late and I was tired.

[Casey]

Trine wrote: "Well, I did an amended list, and I must admit that I didn't read the top post very carefully because it was very late and I was tired..."

Oh, it's fine :)
Besides, you had a great list.,
I mean think about this for a sec. This thread consists of nothing but lists of authors. How cool is that?!