Okay, in roughly chronological order (and my definition of SF is pretty broad here): Madeleine L'Engle Ray Bradbury Zenna Henderson C.S. Lewis Mervyn Peake Pierre Boulle John Hersey J.G. Ballard Harry Harrison John Brunner Clifford Simak Philip K Dick Larry Niven Jack Vance Roger Zelazny David Lindsay Marion Zimmer Bradley (I hate to admit it, but it's true) Poul Anderson Keith Roberts Robert Silverberg Keith Laumer Fritz Leiber John Wyndham ...and lots of others, plus a ton of fantasy, but I don't call that SF Skip ahead about 30 years to my second childhood, and I'd add these as major influences: Greg Bear Richard Grant Tim Powers Charles de Lint Gene Wolfe Jasper FForde Diane Duane ...and lots of others, again That was fun! Thanks!
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