SciFi Books: The Golden Oldies

Once again, this is my territory, discussing books and authors from way back when the dinosaurs still roam the Earth … B.C. yes, before covid, and well before twitter, computers, and any kind of social media. Back in the days when I could read 3-4 SFF books a week. Mostly because they were all between 300 and 350 pages long. Just in case you don't already know, Im one of those for whom 'Golden Oldies' means my era, the 70s and 80s. And, as I've already written about Women in SFF that focuses in on female authors during this era, along with a spotlight on Brit SF author, Brian Stableford, who was ultra prolific during the 70s, maybe I need to look at another aspect of what constitutes 'Golden Oldie'. Do we go further back to the 40s and 50s, to the classic era of Golden Oldie, which, quite frankly, was even before my time, so while I might have read books that came out of the 50s, specifically, mostly Heinlein, Asimov, and Clarke. I can't for the life of me think of what might have…