Re: Your Top Ten Science Fiction Writers, and then some.
First three, I think the universes would be interesting. The other two I like various bits of tech that float around.
Elizabeth Moon (Remnant Population, Serrano series)
Steve Perry (Interesting universe for his Man that never missed)
David Brin (Hyperion series)
Fred Saberhagen (Berserker and some other stuff)
David Drake (I tend to like his collaborations better than him straight)