[Jay]

I'm sure everyone will name the classics and will thus refrain from doing so, but will add that if not reading Philip K. Dick, there truly is no reason to read Science Fiction. I just wanted to drop a 3 names of authors who aren't getting enough attention, which is a shame because IMHO there work is among the best written currently. I also want to note that I don't consider SF jsut books with spaceships and aliens.

In my mind these are 3 masters, and have written some of the best works in the last few years. I highly recommend them:

Jeffrey Thomas:

Punktown
Monstrocity
Everybody Scream
Letter's from Hades

Michael Cisco:

The Divinity Student
Golem

First two are collected in the San Veneficio Canon

Tyrant

Zoran Zivkovic:

The Fourth Circle
Time Gifts