Hiya,
I usta read lots of science fiction, but that goes back over 30 years ago. Yeah. for whatever the reason I kinda got away from that type of writing and rarely read that type of fiction anymore.
Now if I was gonna recommend one book, I'm thinking that 'Dune' would be a possible pick. Written by Frank Herbert, along with about 5-6 sequels that go from being good to not. The first one in the series though..........that is an excellent read.
I think this author musta dropped some acid at some point. It shows in some of his character's thoughts and adds an extra dimension that hits close to home in my case. Extremely entertaining story line with characters who are very well developed and interesting.
There's been a few movies made of this novel, but none have been able to capture the essence of the story. This needs to be read in order to understand the deep thoughts involved.
Martin