Please Recommend some modern Science Fiction

The one SF book that I've found was enjoyed by many non-SF folks is Ender's Game. For a group wanting to try something different and be introduced to the genre, that's pretty good.
 
My wife has decided to recommend World War Z by Max Brooks. I'll let you know how it works out. Thanks again for all the suggestions!
 
That is a good one. It is a companion to the Zombie Survival Guide.
 
Hmm. Just read a review of World War Z, and it sounds more like horror that sci-fi. I would have thought a space opera-type book would have served as a better introduction to the genre. But, whatever floats your boat...
 
It's sci fi enough for the group.

By the by, someone else in the group has put Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book on the reading list, so that's two horror books for the group. Must be Halloween!
 
While recommending the Hyperion Cantos highly, I'd bare in mind that they are huge books, and as such might not work for all book clubs. Still, the masses of literary references might very well make for great discussion among the group.

I'd also recommend any of Peter F Hamilton's work, though again, those are huge, multi novel series. Something that seems to be an issue with most modern sci-fi.
 
Garrette said:
Thirded: Snow Crash (Stephenson).
Seconded: The Doomsday Book (Connie Wills).
Firsted: Neuromance (Gibson).

Beyond that, the best suggestons are horza66's and Skeptics':

Browse the Hugo and Nebula Award winners, and jump into The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
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Ahhh, a cyberpunk, eh?

I'll throw in one of my favorite biopunk books: "Blood Music" by Greg Bear.
Read online:
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Do you also like black metal:
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How about Steve Perry's "The Man Who Never Missed"? OK it's part of an extended trilogy but it works as a stand alone novel.
 
Pure_Argent said:
Would the last 20 years be acceptable, rather than the last 10? Neil Stephenson's Snow Crash is one of my all-time favorite books, and was a very enjoyable technopunk novel. The opening stands as one of the greatest ever.

And if you don't agree, I'll fight you. :p
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But will you deliver a pizza along with that smackdown?

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catsmate1 said:
How about Steve Perry's "The Man Who Never Missed"? OK it's part of an extended trilogy but it works as a stand alone novel.
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I spent almost 10 years putting together the entire Matador series.
(I refused to use any online stores)
 
Redtail said:
I spent almost 10 years putting together the entire Matador series.
(I refused to use any online stores)
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Including The 97th Step, The Musashi Flex and The Omega Cage I hope.

I picked up The Man Who Never Missed many years ago at college, finished it that night and bought the other two the next day. Superb. :)
 
AvalonXQ said:
The one SF book that I've found was enjoyed by many non-SF folks is Ender's Game. For a group wanting to try something different and be introduced to the genre, that's pretty good.
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Morrigan said:
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Calm down. Take it easy.

They didn't say it was great literature, or even great sci fi. They said it was an enjoyable read that they had found to be good for introducing new fans to the genre.

I agree. I can think of lots of books like that. To extend the idea, many of the very best of the genre might be somewhat impenetrable to someone starting out with a possible bias.

Sure, there are probably better choices, but there are also certainly worse ones.

There are so many choices.
 
Anything by China Mieville...I highly recommend starting with the New Crobuzon series which includes in this order:

Perdido Street Station
The Scar
Iron Council

He also wrote:
Un Lun Dun
The City The City
King Rat (a modern day retelling of the pied piper)
 
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