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

[cathrowan]

Echoing The Peripheral & A Memory Called Empire.

Kameron Hurley, The Light Brigade.

Yoon Ha Lee's short story collection, Conservation of Shadows, might be a good way for a reader to check out their style without committing to a trilogy. I love it.

Also if your test subject is willing to read shorter work, any of Ted Chiang's novellas.