Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American writer of contemporary horror fiction, science fiction, fantasy
literature, and screenplays. An estimated 300–350 million copies of King's novels and short story collections have been sold,
and many of his stories have been adapted for film, television, and other media. King has written a number of books using
the pen name Richard Bachman, and one short story, "The Fifth Quarter", as John Swithen.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction,
known then simply as weird fiction. Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror, the idea that life is incomprehensible
to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with
sanity.
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992; originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as Айзек Азимов),
was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, best known for his works of science fiction and for his
popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books
and an estimated 9,000 letters and postcards.
Herbert George Wells was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer
in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. Together with Jules Verne, Wells has been referred
to as "The Father of Science Fiction". Wells was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, and his later works became increasingly
political and didactic.
Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was a British author and poet. Born in Bombay, British India, he is best
known for his works of fiction The Jungle Book (1894) (a collection of stories which includes Rikki-Tikki-Tavi), Kim (1901)
(a tale of adventure), many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888); and his poems, including Mandalay (1890),
Gunga Din (1890), and If— (1910).
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and
family as Jack, was an Irish-born British novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian
apologist. He is also known for his fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Space Trilogy.
Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings.
