@Elizafox @Irick Asimov could be quite good, although he was a dull prose stylist given to bogging down in exposition (e.g. "Foundation") and his late work is somewhat embarrassing. Really Asimov should not have tried to interject any sexuality into his work...
Clarke wrote one good thing, "Tales from the White Hart".
@kara_dreamer @Elizafox @Irick Ah, forgive me. It is true; my tastes in reading are rather staid.