Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) - better known as Philip K Dick - was an American science fiction short story writer and novelist.

He was a prolific writer, penning 45 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines.

His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness.

As author of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (the basis for Bladerunner), and "The Man in the High Castle", he is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century science fiction.

I, on the other hand, am an unknown, debut sci-fi author, with THE RESONANCE GAP as my only sci-fi novel so far.

But I remain inspired by writers like Dick, Herbert, Donaldson, and Wells.

Who is your favorite sci-fi author? I'd be particularly interested in hearing about European, Hispanic, Asian and Iranian authors, who get very little press in the West.