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Previously interviewed authors in the Ask an SF Author series:

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* **[John Scalzi](http://www.reddit.com/r/scifi/comments/h8l9p/john_scalzi_answers_questions_from_the_reddit/)**
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* [Don't Panic](/r/dontpanic)
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* [Imaginary Technology](/r/ImaginaryTechnology)
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* [Isaac Asimov](/r/Asimov)
* [Dune](/r/Dune)
* [Continuum](/r/TheContinuum)
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* [Lost](/r/lost)
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* [Babylon 5](/r/babylon5)
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* [Aliens](/r/LV426)
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* [MisFits](/r/misfitstv)
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* [Defiance](/r/defiancetv/)
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* [The 100](/r/The100) 
* [Dark Matter](/r/DarkMatter/) 
* [The Expanse](/r/TheExpanse/)
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<ul>
<li> <a href="/wiki/reddit_101">New to reddit? click here!</a></li>
</ul>

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<ul>
<li>New Rule: This rule was stupid and it&#39;s gone. </li>
</ul>

<hr/>

PLEASE DO NOT POST SPOILERS IN YOUR SUBMISSION TITLE. IT WILL BE REMOVED. If you see a title with a spoiler in it, downvote it as hard as you can and then message the moderators. We will delete it ASAP.

To write spoilers in comments, use the following method: [spoiler](/s &quot;Darth Vader is Yoda&#39;s father&quot;)

<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/scifi/comments/i1q3t/award_winning_sf_author_nancy_kress_answers/">Award Winning SF author Nancy Kress answers questions from the Reddit Scifi Community</a>

Previously interviewed authors in the Ask an SF Author series:

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/scifi/comments/hzvie/frederik_pohl_answers_questions_from_the_rscifi/">Frederik Pohl</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/scifi/comments/h8l9p/john_scalzi_answers_questions_from_the_reddit/">John Scalzi</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/scifi/comments/gpg3q/ask_an_author_anything_science_fiction_author_and/">Keith Brooke</a></li>
</ul>

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<li><a href="/r/FRANKENSTEIN">FRANKENSTEIN</a></li>
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<li><a href="/r/SF_Book_Club">Speculative-Fiction Bookclub</a></li>
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<li><a href="/r/misfitstv">MisFits</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/GameOfThrones">Game of Thrones</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Hyperion">Hyperion</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/fallingskies">Falling Skies</a></li>
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<li><a href="/r/backtothefuture">Back to the Future</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/defiancetv/">Defiance</a></li>
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<li><a href="/r/selfpublish">Self Published Writers</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/GoldenPath">Golden Path</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/RedditToTheFuture">Reddit To The Future</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/dystopia">Dystopia</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/ThankYou">Thank You</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/TerraNova">To complain about Terra Nova</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/futurology">Futurology</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/scifigaming">Scifi Gaming</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/ImaginaryBattlefields">Imaginary Battlefields</a></li>
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<li><a href="/r/TheArtifice">The Artifice</a> </li>
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<li><a href="/r/ImaginaryMindscapes">Imaginary Mindscapes</a> - The Art of Imagination</li>
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Science Fiction, or Speculative Fiction if you prefer. Fantasy too.  Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, Dick, Heinlein and other SF books.  SF movies and TV shows.  Fantasy stuff like Tolkien and Game of Thrones.  Laser guns, space ships, and time travel.  etc.   Star Trek, Battlestar, Star Wars, etc.

<div class="md">Science Fiction, or Speculative Fiction if you prefer. Fantasy too. Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, Dick, Heinlein and other SF books. SF movies and TV shows. Fantasy stuff like Tolkien and Game of Thrones. Laser guns, space ships, and time travel. etc. Star Trek, Battlestar, Star Wars, etc.
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What are your top 5 favourite works/pieces of science fiction and fantasy of all time?