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
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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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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.
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.
Its not scifi, but Thieves Emporium by Max Hernandez.
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
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This is a bit of a throwback but I took a break from Post-Modernism over the summer and spent a few days reading H.G. Wells' The Time Machine. So many firsts were made in that book and the story still holds up today as being original, interesting, and unpredictable (kinda). I'd recommend that!
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.
The Magicians is an excellent fantasy series that deserves much more recognition than it has. It's your classic magic school trope, but a little more realistic than your usual fantasy book.
Not really sci-fi, but shirt and very good: Fictions/Ficciones and Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. Also, Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.
There's a lot of good stuff here but I have to throw Andromeda Strain and World War Z into the pot.
Read Everworld
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.