For those who like to read some Hard Science-Fiction, you should try Alastair Reynolds He has several books, but the ones i found interesting and engaging is his so-called "Revelation Space" series.

Wiki: Revelation Space universe

The books, in recommended reading order are:

1. The Prefect (stand-alone novel)
2. Chasm City (stand-alone novel)
3. Revelation Space (Part 1 of the Revelation Space series proper)
4. Redemption Ark (Part 2 of the Revelation Space series proper)
5. Absolution Gap (Part 3 of the Revelation Space series proper)

The last three novels are a trilogy, while the first two books deal with stories set in the same universe. Reynolds' make use of relativistic sciences, and plausible future technologies to tell his stories; engaging and at the same time educational (in an intriguing way)

This post has been edited by evanrue: Aug 6 2010, 10:30 PM