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I didn't need to write historical epics, no, or science fiction, though I read a lot of science fiction as a kid and rather liked it. But I didn't have the mentality.
What I did do a lot as a child was read, and I particularly remember reading all the 'Hardy Boys' books, a set of history books called the 'Landmark Books,' and a series of science books called the 'All About Books.'
I read a lot of science fiction and biography - these are my two favorite genres. My favorite science fiction writers are Hertling, Suarez, Gibson and Stephenson, but I enjoy many others. I dislike reading business books, although I skim a lot of them.
A lot of the cosmologists and astrophysicists clearly had been reading science fiction.
I am playing in a playground that's already been played in. I am always aware that a lot of the furniture in science fiction is second hand.
Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.
A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
Science fiction is like a blender - you can put in any historical experience and take influences from everything you see, read or experience.
It's ironic: In movies, the most successful films of all time have been sci-fi or fantasy. By far. But a lot of people won't even read science fiction books.
