Hello All;

This should be an easy couple of questions to answer (couple that with
the fact that I am poor and you see why it is only a five dollar
post).

I want to get back to reading some sci-fi books. What I always like
are the books of Arthur C Clarke. I like his books because they
explore scientific questions. He seems to consider scientific
plausibility in his books. Lots of "what-ifs."

1. What is this subset of Sci-Fi called? (ie, space western, fantasy etc)
2. Do you have a list of personal recommendations of authors or titles
that I should read?

I know these are simplistic questions and I know I could post these to
a newsgroup for free, but frankly I have enjoyed hovering around
google answers for the last couple of years and absolutely love the
quality of the information.

Thank you all in advance.

Have a look at:  Question ID: 469661 

At risk of coining a phrase I would call A C Clarke's stuff 'Tech-Fi'

Glenn Reynolds, aka "Instapundit," has been discussing just exactly
this subject for a couple of days, and his recommendations are usually
good ones.
www.instapundit.com