Great Science FictionArthur C. Clarke, Chad Oliver, Charles Sheffield, Charles Waugh, David Brin, Fred Hoyle, G. Harry Stine, Gregory Benford, Isaac Asimov, James McConnell, James Tiptree, Jr., Jesse F. Bone, J. R. Pierce, Kurd Laßwitz, Larry Eisenberg, Mario Pei, Martin H. Greenberg, Morton Klass, Paul J. Nahin, Philip Latham, Robert L. Forward, Suzette Haden Elgin, Vernor Vinge

Characters in Great Science Fiction

3 characters, main characters first.

Minor characters

Gregory Benford
Robert L. Forward
Paul J. Nahin