| HEINLEAN | United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988). |
| VERNE | A writer of science-fiction never needs to take part |
| BARAKA | United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934). |
| WELLS | Born in the later part of the Victoria era, he was one of he earliest writers of science fiction. He is best known for The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. |
| DICK | Philip K ___, author of science fiction novels The Man in the High Castle and The Game-Players of Ti |
| VOGEL | Julius ?, prime minister of New Zealand from 1873-75; author of science fiction novel Anno Domini 20 |
| WYNDHAM | John ___, English author of science fiction novels; The Day of the Triffids (1951) |
| CLARKE | Arthur C ?, author of science fiction novels The Sands of Mars and Prelude to Space |
| ASIMOV | Isaac ... author of science fiction (6) |
| ALDISS | Brian ___, author of science fiction novels Super-State and Moreau's Other Island (6) |
| KWJETER | US author of science fiction and horror novels who coined the term 'steampunk' in 1987 (1,1,5) |
| ZINN | 'A People's History of the United States' writer Howard |
| WOUK | United States writer (born in 1915). |
| THOREAU | United States writer and social critic (1817-1862). |
| GIBRAN | United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931). |
| ASCH | United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957). |
| TOMWOLFE | US writer of the 1987 satirical novel The Bonfire of the Vanities (3,5) |
| POE | US writer of The Raven |
| LEONURIS | US writer of Exodus and Trinity (4,4) |
| OGDEN | --- Nash, US writer of light witty verse |