If you haven't already and it's not too obvious, check out Arthur C. Clarke. Hes got a ton of great short stories, some very famous that eventually he fleshed out into novels, and I really enjoyed Rendezvous with Rama and the novel version of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

If you haven't already and it's not too obvious, check out Arthur C. Clark. Hes got a ton of great short stories, some very famous that eventually he fleshed out into novels, and I really enjoyed Rendezvous with Rama and the novel version of 2001: A Space Odyssey.