This thread is a slow burn, but I will post a couple books through time that I have liked:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy with The Hobbit - Tolkein
Catch 22 - Heller
1984 - Orwell
Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco
Hyperion - Dan Simmons
11/23/63 - Stephen King
Rendezvous With Rama - Arthur C. Clarke
A short list, but all great to me.