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For Sci Fi I would suggest The Stainless Steel Rat series by Harry Harrison. From Wikipedia -- The Stainless Steel Rat is anti-hero James Bolivar diGriz, who goes by many aliases, including "Slippery Jim" and "The Stainless Steel Rat". He is a futuristic con man, thief and all-round rascal. He is charming and quick-witted, a master of disguise and martial arts, an accomplished bank robber, an expert on breaking and entering, and (perhaps most usefully) a skilled liar. A master of self-rationalization, the Rat frequently justifies his crimes by arguing that he is providing society with entertainment; and besides which, he only steals from institutions which have insurance coverage. He displays a strong morality, albeit in a much more restricted sense than is traditional. (For example, he will happily steal, but deplores killing.)
For Fantasy-Fiction - Pratchett's Discworld was already mentioned, but not the Xanth series, by Piers Anthony. Robert Asprin has the Myth series, and also a sci-fi setting with the Phule series.
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