Hello i am wondering if there are any other good sci-fi authors like ray bradbury worth reading. (preferably works from the 40-60's) Thanks...

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Cheers, Translator

Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein, Hal Clement, Fred Pohl, Jack Williamson, Clifford Simak...this list, which has just a few examples, could go on a long time. Also, while not really science fiction writers, Aldous Huxley's BRAVE NEW WORLD and George Orwell's 1984 would have to be included as well.

Ted Sturgeon. If you want to go a little beyond the 60s, try George R. R. Martin. I've noticed one or two subtle Bradbury references in his work, so he must be a fan.

Asimov is the most frequently mistaken for Bradbury. I would also try Richard Matheson, and please don't neglect Jack Finney.

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All of the above, and add Vonnegut.

I read.....well, okay, I TRIED to read 1984, but I don't think I got past the first 20 pages! I found it too dry for my tastes (okay, I found it really boring!). I did like Animal Farm, though. Maybe one day, I'll pull 1984 off the bookshelf and try it again.

I'm not saying 1984 isn't a good book, I just didn't care for it, myself. As for the other authors listed in previous posts, I'd say you all came up with some really good names.

Frank Herbert, Arthur C. Clarke, Issac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Ben Bova, William Gibson, David Gerrold, Harlan Ellison, Richard Lupoff, Victor Appleton, Carl Sagan, and Alan Dean Foster are some that come to mind.

H.P. Lovecraft

Jules Verne!
Edgar Allen Poe!
C.S. Lewis!
H.G. Wells!
G.K. Chesterton!

Korby: Give "1984" a chance. It is a lot like "451" in its anti-utopian theme. I think you will like it. Most of the concepts relate to our world in one way or another. Happy Reading!!!

douglasSP

Yeah. George RR Martin liked Bradbury. Used to belong to a science fiction club in Chicago, where George was a member. As to how much he liked Bradbury, couldn't tell you.

Not exactly Sci-Fi (a term of course coined by 4E Ackerman) but you might also enjoy any stories by John Collier. They are more of the fantasy genre, but very well written and I am sure that Collier influenced Bradbury. Some titles are: "Fancies and Goodnights", "His Monkey Wife", both still in print I believe or available on the internet, and "Green Thoughts" which I think might be the original inspiration for the story of "The Little Shop of Horrors". Great reading material, all.

Yes, Bradbury said the influence I took as possibly H. H. Munro (Saki) was "all John Collier." I read some of the stories and recommend "Thus I Refute Beelzy."