My only problem with Bova is he tends to be a bit 'dry' in his main characters personality's. Other then that he's a visionary when it comes to up and coming social/political/science problems
By Bova's "planetary" series I meant: MoonBase, MoonWar, Mars and Jupiter. They all take place within the same universe, but each book is set many years apart from the other.
Now..... for the rest of the story....
4. Tied Raymond E. Feist "The Rift-War" Saga that really turned me on to fantasy & W. Micheal Gear "The Artifact" and "The Forbidden Boarders Trilogy"
3. Tied Gregory Benford, "Cosm" & "Against Infinity" and David Brin the "Up Lift" series is great!
2. Tied Ray Bradbury "451" & "The Martian Chronicles" and Robert Heinlein "Silicon Dagger", "Stranger in a Strangeland"
1. Issac Asimov, the great master of Pycho-History. ALL 14 "Foundation" books.
Clearly I prefer 'olde-fashioned' SF. But I never turn down a 'good-read'.