Say as a sort of intro/starter to help them figure out if the genre’s to their tastes or not.
Interesting magic systems and/or the cosmere books by Brandon Sanderson.
- Mistborn 1: The Final Empire
Sweeping space dramas like Dune but easier to get into:
- Pandoras Star by Peter F Hamilton
Realistic sci-fi drama:
- Expanse 1: Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey
Interesting viewpoints/robot point of view:
- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Murderbot Diaries 1: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Historical fiction:
- Cryptonomicon by Neil Stephenson
Cyberpunk:
- Neuromancer by William Gibson
Amazing list but… Klara was a pain to sit through for me. Left it in the middle. So something lighter? Maybe MurderBot is an easier read?
They’re short and absolutely hilarious. Love every one.
A quote for example. Where he’s explaining how he doesn’t have anything that stops him from being a rampaging killing machine anymore.
I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. It had been well over 35,000 hours or so since then, with still not much murdering, but probably, I don’t know, a little under 35,000 hours of movies, serials, books, plays, and music consumed. As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.
For interesting fantasy that’s not Tolkien, The Belgariad by David & Leigh Eddings.
Cool sci-fi and fantasy short stories and novels, anything by Jean Lorrah.
