Book suggestions?

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Here's what my sister said my nephew (he's approaching 15) likes to read:

...not-scary or too weird science fiction adventure books (currently reading Son of Angels series)

Well, I think the unscary/unweird part is more my sister's wishes than his. :P But anyway, can anyone offer some suggestions on other books he might like?

Comments

[dantheman23.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, you HAVE to get him The Martian by Andy Weir. I reviewed it here:

http://dantheman23.livejournal.com/58966.html

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is one of the best books ever written, that would be another excellent choice.

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Yeah? So those are good for teens?

Thanks!

[dantheman23.livejournal.com]

Good for teens? *shrug* I'm not sure what that means really. They're both very clean if that's what you mean. Or are you asking if they're too advanced? I don't think so, he is almost 15 and reading sci-fi so I assume it would be fine. I started reading sci-fi (pretty hardcore stuff too) when I was 5 so he should be fine : )

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

I just meant in terms of appeal--whether younger people would be drawn to them.

You read hardcore sci-fi when you were 5? I guess we can't all be that advanced! :P

[dantheman23.livejournal.com]

Well that's what Dad read so that's what was around the house : )

[sonneta.livejournal.com]

The Lightning Thief, first in the Percy Jackson series. It has a similar "secretly supernatural" theme to the book the mom mentioned (the main character finds out he's the son of a Greek god).

I think I was around his age when I first read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (definitely was in high school), and I really enjoyed it. It's kind of a spoof on sci-fi, but is also sci-fi in itself.

Would definitely second Ender's Game, it's amazing.

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

Agree with all of these. I first discovered Douglas Adams when I was 15'ish and loved it!

"Out of the Silent Planet" by C.S. Lewis is also really good - although a bit slow to start, so it would depend on how big a reader he is.

"And All The Stars" by Andrea Höst. Sci-fi and dystopian and amazing.

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'll check these out.

[mainemilyhoon.livejournal.com]

The Larklight series by Philip Reeve

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Maybe Terry Pratchett? He's more fantasy than sci-fi, and weird, but a good, addictive, hilarious kind of weird.

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Thank you!