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Fantasy & Science Fiction Authors Adam Wants to Start Reading

A selection of fantasy and science fiction authors that I haven't read anything by yet, but need to start reading, ideally with the book I've selected for this list (based largely on what's actually on my reading pile).
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Across the Face of the World (Russell Kirkpatrick)
Across the Face of the World
1
Russell Kirkpatrick
The Adamantine Palace (Stephen Deas)
The Adamantine Palace
2
Stephen Deas
Age of Ash (Daniel Abraham)
Age of Ash
3
Daniel Abraham
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
4
Nicola Griffith
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
5
Ann Leckie
The Baker's Boy (J. V. Jones)
The Baker's Boy
6
J. V. Jones
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
7
Joe Abercrombie
Blood Song (Anthony Ryan)
Blood Song
8
Anthony Ryan
Bright of the Sky (Kay Kenyon)
Bright of the Sky
9
Kay Kenyon
The Centauri Device (M John Harrison)
The Centauri Device
10
M John Harrison
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F. Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
11
Maureen F. Mchugh
Cities in Flight (James Blish)
Cities in Flight
12
James Blish
The Collapsing Empire (John Scalzi)
The Collapsing Empire
13
John Scalzi
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
14
Iain M. Banks
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
15
Carl Sagan
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Janny Wurts)
The Curse of the Mistwraith
16
Janny Wurts
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
17
V.E Schwab
Desolation Road (Ian Mcdonald)
Desolation Road
18
Ian Mcdonald
Downward to the Earth (Robert Silverberg)
Downward to the Earth
19
Robert Silverberg
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
20
J.G. Ballard
The Dwarves (Markus Heitz)
The Dwarves
21
Markus Heitz
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
22
George R Stewart
Emphyrio (Jack Vance)
Emphyrio
23
Jack Vance
Engine Summer (John Crowley)
Engine Summer
24
John Crowley
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
25
Greg Bear
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
26
Joanna Russ
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
27
N. K. Jemisin
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
28
Vernor Vinge
The First Men in the Moon (H. G. Wells)
The First Men in the Moon
29
H. G. Wells
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
30
Daniel Keyes
Fortress in the Eye of Time (C.J. Cherryh)
Fortress in the Eye of Time
31
C.J. Cherryh
Helliconia (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia
32
Brian Aldiss
Hidden Empire (Kevin J Anderson)
Hidden Empire
33
Kevin J Anderson
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
34
Dan Simmons
The Innocent Mage (Karen Miller)
The Innocent Mage
35
Karen Miller
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
36
Christopher Priest
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
37
Octavia Butler
The King's Bastard (Rowena Cory Daniells)
The King's Bastard
38
Rowena Cory Daniells
King's Dragon (Kate Elliott)
King's Dragon
39
Kate Elliott
The Last Stormlord (Glenda Larke)
The Last Stormlord
40
Glenda Larke
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