the science fiction author philip k dick wrote the alternative history novel the man in the high castle
in 1942 isaac asimov started his foundation series which chronicles the rise and fall of galactic empires and introduced psychohistory
 anderson born 1962poul anderson 19262001jeanpierre andrevon born 1937arlan andrews born 1940patricia anthony 19472013piers anthony born 1934christopher anvil 19252009 pseudonym of harry c