Never seem to have time to read anymore, but I have been a keen sci-fi fan from my introduction to the Arrow Book Club and the school library in early primary.
Best story:- "Footfall" Niven and Pournelle
Best series:- Dead heat between "Saga of Pliocene Exiles" Julian May and the "Darkover" series Marion Zimmer Bradley. The Dune series is a close second ,but frank Herbert lost the plot towards the end.
Damn I forgot Douglas Adams... "HGTTG". Sandwiched in there somewhere I guess. BTW, I read somewhere that a new HGTTG is being written "And Another Thing...". I was very disappointed with the movie... even moreso when I learned that Adams worked on it... totally destroyed and rebuilt inferior characters.
Um... i appear to be digressing