Yeah. My way to Simak, Sheckley, Heinlein, Asimov, Wyndam, Clarke and others was not that simple and full of roses xD 'the harder you get it -- the more you value it', that rule still works. And Stanislav Lem in those years replaced Kafka (and Philip K. Dick) for Russian readers.

Sure thing i can give a few recommendations, just give me a hint what do you value more in SF? oh, and I have no idea which novels got EN translations and which have not.

I'm really happy my blog entertained you in such a positive way 🙏