I've been enjoying stuff like a 'a drowned world' by JG Ballard and 'Children of men' by P. D. James recently, Can anyone recommend any writers who've dabbled in sci-fi?
honestly not sure if "sci-fi" is the right label to affix to this book, but i do think it appeals to those who enjoy novels such as the P.D. James mentioned.
'Flicker' Theodore Roszak
i've heard mention for some time now that Aronofsky plans on making a film, but not seen much more than the name-dropping mention, and the new cover. i read this book quite a few years ago on a friend's suggestion, who had been passed his copy from a friend via another friend via another.
some links: Review
Amazon
'CivilWarLand in Bad Decline' - George Saunders
The los angeles underbelly may as well be science fiction too me, Just ordered this, it sounds right up my street.
This constitutes the sum of my exposure to Joyce Carol Oates (the wife is a huge fan) but there's a story in "Wild Nights!" in which a family buys an "Emily Dickinson" robot-----it is fantastic, grotesque and strange. If everything she wrote was like this little story, I'd be a fanatic. (the Poe story is incredible but that is horror-genre)
she's a conundrum. she was friends with donald barthelme (though he was critical of her work) so... that must count for something.