It has everything, fun, aliens, mystery to solve, both emotional and scientific. Did I say fun?

Engrossing, funny, and surprising

This is an old favorite. He writes stuff that I wish I would have thought of.

Mr. Diaz uses language to paint breath-taking pictures. It's historical fiction, not Scify, but oh so good!

This is another all-time favorite - but it's a lot of reading . Science, politics, end of the world, revolution.