I was going to suggest Neal Stephenson's CRYPTONOMICON, but at 1999 it doesn't break the 21st century barrier.
If I was going to pick one Old School science fiction book for a teenager, I'd pick Arthur C. Clarke's RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA. Just that, ignore the co-authored sequels.
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Date: 2012-02-22 12:09 am (UTC)If I was going to pick one Old School science fiction book for a teenager, I'd pick Arthur C. Clarke's RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA. Just that, ignore the co-authored sequels.