Who is the modern Jules Verne?
>>8270951
Sadly, it's probably the Martian guy, or maybe Doctorow - SF has gone up its own arse rehashing tropes, practically none of it is about plausible near-future tech anymore.
>>8270951
There is no modern Jules Verne, partly because the world (including reading market) is incomparably different today
Fortunately there's plenty of Verne to read
>>8271005
I can tell you that world today is bigger than it has ever been. I would gladly read exploration of Alpha Centauri or something like that.