Yes, it does get a bit weird toward the end, but what Neal Stephenson book doesn't? You may have heard of Snow Crash or Cryptonomicon, but this is the one to read.

This novel is an intense mind trip from beginning to end. Some people may complain that the reader finds himself in the middle of a lot of new concepts without proper setup, but those people who are not into reading manuals would certainly not mind it...

Charles Stross is one of the best Sci-Fi authors to emerge in the recent years. This is novel is probably the one that would be appreciated by the largest audience. Somewhat similar to the Hitchiker's Guide in a sense, but so different at the same time...

Avid readers of hardcore Sci-Fi may claim that this book is too "mushy" but I found it to be a surprisingly good read. Very creative without pushing the limits of extreme.

Robert Charles Wilson is the master of taking a single ingenious idea and building a major drama around it.

This is the quintessential Science Fiction novel on the topic of the cruelty of war.

This is probably the most essential culture novel. Ian Banks presents an excellent criticism of our current social and political system by exaggerating our shortcomings in context of a futuristic society and a world-scale game...

Another great book based on a great idea...