Orson Scott Card

Anyone ever read any of his books?  Alvin Maker, Ender, etc.  Best Sci-Fi author in a while.

Card is an awesome Sci-Fi author but, if you want the best sci-fi author ever it has got to be Robert Heinlein. I'm not just talking about Starship Troopers most of which everyone has seen the lame movie remake of the book. But, Heinlein has written so many incredible full length novels and collections of short stories it's not even funny. It's awesome.