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.
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There's a lot of good stuff here but I have to throw Andromeda Strain and World War Z into the pot.
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
Its not scifi, but Thieves Emporium by Max Hernandez.
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.
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.
Haven’t seen this one mentioned, but The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin might work. I don’t believe there’s a lot of first person, but it’s an interesting read.
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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
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.
John Scalzi's book are an easy read. Its a lightweight Sci fi though.
Old Man's War, and Starter Villain are the two of his books I've read and enjoyed.