My two favorites are Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. LeGuin. They are more on the "soft" sci-fi side, dealing with personal and social issues but in futuristic settings. Here's a list of my top 5!
Philip K. Dick:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Ubik
Ursula K. LeGuin:
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Dispossessed
Also, Neuromancer by William Gibson is brilliant, and clearly what the Matrix trilogy was influenced by.
My two favorites are Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. LeGuin. They are more on the "soft" sci-fi side, dealing with personal and social issues but in futuristic settings. Here's a list of my top 5!
Philip K. Dick:
Ursula K. LeGuin:
Also, Neuromancer by William Gibson is brilliant, and clearly what the Matrix trilogy was influenced by.
Philip K. Dick, oh yes... I'm a fan of his work!