I don't know how familiar you are with the SF school of writing, but you should take a look at these great oldies:
1) The Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov
2) I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
3) The Voyage of the Space Beagle - A.E. Van Vogt
4) Slan - A.E. Van Vogt
5) More Than Human - Theodore Sturgeon
6) The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury
7) A Case of Conscience - James Blish
8) A Canticle For Lebowitz - Walter M. Miller, Jr.
9) Farnham's Freehold - Robert A. Heinlein
And so many more.....





Don