Vernor Vinge: "A Fire Upon The Deep", also "A Deepness in The Sky" excellent reads, both, leans more to hard science fiction, rather than fantasy. My brain hurt after after reading.
Robert J. Sawyer: the Hominids series. Fluffier and lighter - with some obvious plot gaps - but still quite enjoyable. As an added bonus, this boy's a Canadian - so if you like your sci-fi presented in metric, by bilingual folks, with mention of loonies, the 401 and Ms. Vickies potato chips, this is the author for you.
S.M. Stirling: "Novels of the Change" series. Not sure if I like this guy yet. But so far, so good.
Robert Charles Wilson: The Spin. Unputdownable. Very sort of "stranger-in-a-strange-land-esque. Liked it almost as much as I liked Vinge's "Deepness" stuff.
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