Prominent Golden Age Authors
A number of highly influential science fiction authors emerged in the Golden Age, including:
- Poul Anderson
- Isaac Asimov
- Alfred Bester
- James Blish
- Nelson S. Bond
- Leigh Brackett
- Ray Bradbury
- Fredric Brown
- Bertram Chandler
- John Christopher
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Hal Clement
- L. Sprague de Camp
- Lester del Rey
- Robert A. Heinlein
- L. Ron Hubbard
- C. M. Kornbluth
- Henry Kuttner
- Fritz Leiber
- Walter M. Miller, Jr.
- C. L. Moore
- Chad Oliver
- Frederik Pohl
- Ross Rocklynne
- Eric Frank Russell
- Clifford D. Simak
- E.E. "Doc" Smith
- Theodore Sturgeon
- William Tenn
- A. E. van Vogt
- Jack Vance
- John Wyndham
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