One of my hobbies is collecting hard copies of old science fiction books.
I have thousands of them.
As you say, every time I pick up one it is a new adventure—incredible stuff.
The one writer who continues to blow me away is Jack Vance. Anything he wrote is just amazing.
(btw, if you click on my name I discuss many science fiction novels and short stories...)
Vance had an absolutely incredible command of the language.
Vance will always be #1. I live cow country Nevada and our local library is under Covid closure so I’m doing old SF. Just got through listening to the Lyonesse books on tape and I am just finishing the reading of Nightlamp. Next reading will most likely be the Demon Princes novels. Haven’t visited them in awhile.