Very true! And a lot of them did just that through their craft. Kafka, Ionesco for a few examples. Even contemporaries like Steven Erikson.
Tolkien is the king, no doubt! I think of Ursula and Erikson in a similar light.
Even though I've read way too many fantasy series, haven't read much sci-fi. Short stories here and here, that's about it. I love all of Jules Verne and The Foundation series by Asimov. I know of Dune and King's The Dark Tower.
Do you have any recommendations?
Yes. Arthur C Clarke and Robert Heinlein. Clarke's Ringworld series and Heinlein's Lazarus Long books. Oh, and Harry Harrison wrote the Stainless Steel Rat series, it was great fun. He also wrote a serious alternative history of the American Civil War...
I just loved Arthur C Clarke's "Tales of the White Heart". A collection of short stories.
Heard about C Clarke and Heinlein's series I think but had no idea about Harry Harrison.
Thanks a lot, will check them out!