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What I recomend is

Go to a SH book shop and buy everything you can from the following older (and a few current) authors.

Isaac Asimov

Greg Bear

Gregory Benford

David Brin

Arthur C Clarke

Orson Scott Card (8 Enders universe books)

Harry Harrison (some great series - my favourite is To The Stars trilogy)

Poul Anderson (Tau Zero is excellent)

That is a year sorted

There are a few new British authors who are good

Stephen Baxter

Richard Morgan (Takeshi Kovacs)

Alastair Reyolds (Revelation Space series)

There are many many more worth getting as well.

One final thing, if they are alive, and you like their books, or have a question email them, Authors generally reply, so far no failures. They love to hear from their fans.