Science fiction & fantasy

I thought I'd start a thread for this genre. I've not been reading loads of SF in the last few years, but I've enjoyed Adam Roberts. I think it's interesting that an English professor who specializes in Browning and Spencer, should write science fiction and parodies on the side. His first SF novel, Salt, is very good. I have read his earlier novels, my husband has been keeping up with the more recent ones.

I also enjoy Ian R. MacLeod and was introduced to him through his first book The Great Wheel which is a low tech SF novel. His later novel ,The Light Ages, did a wonderful job of recreating an alternate Victorian era where magic (aether) is mined like coal. I will read anything this man writes.

I never miss a Graham Joyce novel either. His novels involve magical realism to varying levels and his later novels, The Facts of Life and The Limits of Enchantment have been marketed as mainstream literature (which it is). The first novel I read of his was The Tooth Fairy, a fabulous coming of age story that includes unexpected and unwelcome visits from a tooth fairy like none you have imagined before. From there I went back to read his earlier novels and have kept current since.

I'm sure there are others I will think of...

I've just finished reading Jan Siegel/Amanda Hemingway's books; she has written a trilogy under each name. They are set in England plus a variety of other worlds and are definitely English fantasy working with a number of very English myths along with the story of Atlantis. The Siegel novels begin with Prospero's Children amd the Hemingway ones with The Greenstone Grail The first is rather 'ploddy', but you can see her getting better with every book. I'm really excited to see where she goes next. The best British fantasy is being written for children. Try Stuart Hill or Jonathan Stroud.

How could I forget to mention China Miéville? I will read most anything this man reads also. Odd mix of dark fantasy, SF and horror - perhaps heir to Gene Wolfe's mantel. His latest book is different, YA, and rather whimsical.

I also like British fantsy written for children.
Try Gom on Windy Mountain and sequels by Grace Chetwin.

Author was born in Britain, now living in US

This subject is just too wide to list all good English authors. It stretches from the start of the genre with Bram Stoker and Mary Shelly through H G Wells and John Wyndham to Douglas Adams, Peter F Hamilton and Ben Aaronovitch

I read The Humans by Matt Haig recently and really liked it.
Now I'm looking for his children's fantasy Shadow Forest; my public library doesn't have it. :(

Fantasy doesn't get much more British than Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Of course I cut my fantasy teeth on the likes of The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe, Over Sea Under Stone and The Book of Three. Somehow I missed The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Sword in the Stone until much later in life. These days some kid named Harry Potter gets all the attention.

Been reading a lot of SciFi lately-and discovered Alastair Reynolds starting with Revelation Space.