Reviving a 15 yr old John Scalzi thread in modified form

[james_davis_nicoll]

(Modified because the thread is 15 yrs old):

Good, recent science fiction for people who don't read science fiction.

A: Audience is adult, intelligent, and literate.
B: No YA
C: No books before 2010.
D: Book has to be primarily SF, not fantasy.
E: Recommend a book that you would actually recommend to someone.

Comments

[sraun]

The Goblin Emperor, by Katherine Addison

Anything by Glynn Stewart - it's all less than ten years old.

Penric's Demon and sequels - Lois McMaster Bujold

[penndavies]

The Goblin Emperor is polarizing, it's certainly not for everyone. I love it but many people want something with some action and overt conflict. Maybe it'll do better with non-SF readers... also it's fantasy, not SF. :)

[keith_morrison]

I'd second Stewart. Some nice, fun reads.

[(Anonymous)]

I would have thought that Penric is fantasy.

I thought about any sufficiently recent Follyverse book, but the genre there (urban fantasy crossed with police procedural, with an SF vibe) is also arguable.