The Mistborn Trilogy (start with The Final Empire) by Brandon Sanderson is superb.
After that initial trilogy they are a massive struggle, but the first three are well worth reading.
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The Mistborn Trilogy (start with The Final Empire) by Brandon Sanderson is superb.
After that initial trilogy they are a massive struggle, but the first three are well worth reading.
I absolutely agree with your recommendation, but man if they're looking for something short, the mistborn series is the opposite lol
To be fair, they say the previous books they've enjoyed have been short... Not that they want to read something short this time! But point taken.
Oh I absolutely agree with you about the sequels as well. I tried reading the one that takes place more of like the Victorian era and just could not get into it
Something not by one of the more well known authors I could recommend are the Indranan War trilogy and Farian War trilogy, by K. B. Wagers
Also, The Frontiers Saga series by Ryk Brown is fantastic, and I think getting close to 40 books by now
Daemon by Daniel Suarez. I read that as a young programmer and it’s still in my mind. Written before the whole AI hype.
The godfather. People always say the book was better. This is the case here
There are some great suggestions here - I'm also adding to my reading list!
I almost exclusively read sci-fi, and my favourite author is Peter F. Hamilton. He has written some mind-bendingly good space opera, much of it spanning multiple novels.
His best work IMHO is a one-shot, standalone novel called Fallen Dragon. It's got rampant uber-captialism, space marines, geurilla warfare on colony worlds, and aliens. And a very satisfying conclusion that I didn't see coming.
Its not scifi, but Thieves Emporium by Max Hernandez.
You might try some of Azimovs short stories. For a bit more meat you might try Frederik Pohls Hee Chee saga. Book 1 was great.
Not really sci-fi, but shirt and very good: Fictions/Ficciones and Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. Also, Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.
There's a lot of good stuff here but I have to throw Andromeda Strain and World War Z into the pot.
Naive Super. Not sci-fi, but a quick enjoyable read. I've read it 4 times now. Its just a fantastic simple book to get back into reading fiction.
Read Everworld
@foofiepie continuing with sci-fi definitely check out the Monk & Robot series by Becky Chambers!
“A Psalm For the Wild Built” & “A Prayer For the Crown Shy”
Short & beautiful.
Roadside Picnic. Not too long, but phenomenal overall and told via first person.