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

[petrea_mitchell]

I put this question to the military sf fan in my household, and the answer was "whichever of David Drake's Republic of Cinnabar books have been published since 2010", plus an assurance that the series is episodic enough that starting in the middle doesn't matter.