Oh, my Lord. Tim Powers. That's a name I haven't heard for must be over 20 years.

The Anubis Gates, On Stranger Tides, The Drawing of the Dark. Yes I [sort of] remember those. It's been a very long time. The Anubis Gates was, for me, the best of them, and it was remarkable.

Ok then, here's a name I don't recall seeing around here: Norman Spinrad - Bug Jack Baron, Child of Fortune, The Iron Dream, The Void Captain's Tale etc, etc. I even have a 1st edition softcover copy (back then what else was there for Sci Fi) of The Solarians

>Okay, two entries in the writers category - sure to bring Popow out of the woodwork again <g>

Ok, it did.

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>Tim Powers :
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>http://www.amazon.com/Tim-Powers/e/B000APYVZ0/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
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>The Anubis Gates
>Declare
>The Drawing of the Dark
>Last Call
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>Charles Stross ( especially Atrocity Archives )
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>>We probably all have them. Writers, singers, actors, directors, etc. who are close to our hearts but who are not universally beloved. Sometimes actively disliked, in fact. We like them anyway and maybe even become more loyal in the face of opposition.
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