| ALDISS | Brian ?, author of science fiction novels Super-State and Moreau's Other Island (6) |
| CLARKE | Arthur C ?, author of science fiction novels The Sands of Mars and Prelude to Space |
| DICK | Philip K ?, author of science fiction novels The Man in the High Castle and The Game-Players of Titan |
| KEENAN | Brian ?, author of 1991 volume of biography An Evil Cradling (6) |
| FRIEL | Brian ?, author of the stage plays Making History and Dancing at Lughnasa (5) |
| PERSUASIVE | Novel super when writer's convincing (10) |
| ASIMOV | Isaac __, prolific author of science fiction including I, Robot (6) |
| MINOAN | Citizen of Crete and other island bans Catholic (6) |
| BRIANALDISS | Science fiction author whose novels include Moreau's Other Island (5,6) |
| WELLS | One of England's smallest cities; or, the author of science-fiction novels including The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds (5) |
| STATUS | Position of peers from super states (6) |
| WYNDHAM | John ___, English author of science fiction novels; The Day of the Triffids (1951) |
| RHODES | Herod's other island? (6) |
| ASTUTE | Media-savvy press from super states (6) |
| WERNAR | One of Moreau's Jules and Jim love interests |
| PHILIPKDICK | Author of the science fiction novels The Man in the High Castle and Ubik (6,1,4) |
| VOGEL | Julius ?, prime minister of New Zealand from 1873-75; author of science fiction novel Anno Domini 20 |
| ANNEMCCAFFREY | Author of the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction novels |
| HGWELLS | English novelist who wrote some of the earliest science fiction novels, such as The War of the Worlds. (1,1,5) |
| KWJETER | US author of science fiction and horror novels who coined the term 'steampunk' in 1987 (1,1,5) |
