Ask HN: What are some great fiction reads for someone that reads non-fiction

I agreed with another poster on Dune

Yes, indeed. Dune.

randomly chose Dune. Loved it.

Also really recommend 'Snow crash'.

or Cryptonomicon: it doesn't matter which

Douglas Adams's "The Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy"

It's a great little book that will make you stop every few pages and think about life.

Blindsight, bleak diamond hard scifi, about first contact, consciousness and life. Not an easy read, but strongly recommended.

Lord of the Rings is much more than mere fiction.

go for sci-fi or fantasy (Lord of the Rings, anyone?)

particularly Discworld

I'll agree with everyone saying The Martian

I'll second someone else's recommendation for The Martian, that was just a really fun read you can just burn through because it is so enjoyable.

The Martian (Andy Wier)?

I second Accelerando

Accelerando: from our own cstross. Postuhumanist episodic scifi, pretty much a required read for the average HN reader.

Another "hard sci-fi" suggestion: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. Goes into a lot of detail about some potentially interesting things (moon science and orbital mechanics come to mind), if you enjoy that. I learned that I don't, but still really enjoyed it for the great story.

A Deepness in the Sky