[MarkL]

For light, fun sci fi/fantasy, I was always partial to Harry Harison's Stainless Steel Rat and Deathworld books. And Piers Anthony's Xanth series, though I also enjoyed his "Space Tyrant" and "Incarnation" series, though neither one is anywhere as "light" as his Xanth books.

Heinlein, of course. I loved his Lazarus Long stories, and really loved both Job and Number of the Beast.

Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Convenant books: talk about an "anti-hero!", as well as Terry Brooks "Shanara" series are both fun fantasy.

I think that I read Asimov and Herbert while I was too young to really appreciate either the Foundation series or Dune. If I had more time, I'd try reading them again.

I was brought up on Edgar Rice Burroughs. I learned to read with Tarzan, but I really went nuts with the John Carter of Mars books! And Arthur Conan Doyle's "Pelucidar" books. And later, Robert Adams' "Horseclans" books, if you can find them. "Cat of a Silver Hue" is still one of my favorite books ever.

Damn, I could go on for hours and hours.

Mark

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And Piers Anthony's Xanth series, though I also enjoyed his "Space Tyrant" and "Incarnation" series...

Hah. I saw the title of this thread earlier and thought of Piers Anthony. While there are many great authors and novels, my first thought was of his Incarnations series.

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Hey MarkL, Pellucidar is by ERB, if I recall. But you win the thread by mentioning Fritz Leiber. Have you ever read Gene Wolfe?

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