I'd say that anyone who's been awarded Grand Master status should qualify. I'd rec To Say Nothing of the Dog (Willis), the Pern series (somewhat dated in parts, but still classics), anything by LeGuin, Bradbury's The Illustrated Man and of course Fahrenheit 451. And of course Bujold's Vorkosigan series.
Octavia Butler should be a GM but perhaps died before they got around to recognising her (they only award to living authors) - everything I've read by her is very well worth reading, but I think a good place to start is the Parable duology.
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