Who were the notable authors of early 2000's fantasy fiction?

Edmund Spenser is a notable one with his 'The Faerie Queene'. Another is George MacDonald, who wrote works like 'Phantastes' that had a big influence on later fantasy writers.

Jules Verne was a very notable one. He wrote 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' and other great works.

Cotton Mather was a very notable one. His works were filled with religious teachings and moral lessons. He wrote about the events and people in the Puritan community, often with a view to uphold the Puritan way of life.

Yevgeny Zamyatin, although his works were sometimes controversial, was also part of early Soviet literature that had elements of science fiction. His most famous work 'We' had dystopian elements which were different from the more utopian - leaning science fiction of some of his contemporaries, but it still contributed to the overall landscape of early Soviet science - fictional thought.

Jules Verne was a very notable one. His works are considered classics in early science fiction. H.G. Wells was another. His books like 'The War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine' were extremely influential.

Another important author was James Fenimore Cooper. He is well - known for his 'Leatherstocking Tales', which included books like 'The Last of the Mohicans'. Cooper was great at portraying the relationship between the settlers and the Native Americans, as well as the wild landscapes of America. He had a big influence on the development of the American novel.

Arthur C. Clarke was still around in the 1980s writing great science fiction. His works often had a strong scientific basis. Another one was Robert A. Heinlein. His later works in the 1980s added to his long - standing influence in the science fiction world.

Jules Verne was one of the early and very influential science fiction authors. His works like 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days' were full of imaginative concepts for his time. Another is H.G. Wells, who wrote 'The War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine'. His works often explored scientific and social ideas in a fictional context.

There were quite a few important authors in early fantasy novels. As I mentioned, Tolkien and Lewis were big names. But we can't forget Edgar Allan Poe, who, while known for his horror works, also had elements of fantasy in some of his stories. Then there was William Morris, whose works were full of richly detailed fantasy worlds and adventures, often with a touch of medievalism.

To know the notable authors in that issue, one would need to look into archives or research databases dedicated to the magazine. It could be that some well - known science - fiction authors of the time had their works featured, but without digging deeper, it's hard to say.