My three favorite authors, in no particular order, are
Michael Crichton, Jonathan Tropper, and Cecelia Tan.
Chichton, who wrote Jurassic Park, State of Fear, Prey, the
Andromeda Strain and many others, had a lifetime mission of educating people about
complex systems through his books. Each of the ones I mentioned is primarily
about acting inside a complex system with inadequate respect for the
complexity.
Topper, who wrote Book of Joe, This is Where I leave you,
Plan B and many others, writes social commentary as fiction. If there is a
single theme, it is that making judgements about people is fraught with
difficulties.
Tan writes in so many genres I lose track: science fiction,
horror, baseball, LGBT, music, and social commentary. She may be the best
wordsmith I’ve read. In particular, her web serial, Daron's Guitar Chronicles, is addictive.
Let me know about your favorite authors.
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