I always liked Asimov, particularly "The Foundation Trilogy" and Niven's "Ringworld". Lem is brilliant and I loved everything Zelazny wrote. But my favorite Sci-fi writer was Philip Jose Farmer. Books like "Riverworld", "The Other Log of Phileas Fogg" and the "Dayworld" series are extremely inventive. Even though Farmer is my favorite (Sci-fi) author, my favorite Sci-Fi novel is by little-known Clifford Simak, a tome called "City". I love it because it is not only a science fiction novel but it is also a series of dog stories.
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