I agree with CJ Cherryh, Misty Lackey, Lois Bujold, and Ken McLeod; I like Flint, but he's a better editor than a writer.

But.

Chip Delaney. Nova. "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones".

And Steven Brust. Freedom And Necessity.

And dammit John M. Ford should still be alive; and if you'd posted this two weeks ago you know I'd have put in for Tom Disch.