Ask HN: What fiction books would you recommend for programmers?

What are some fiction books that you think programmers especially would enjoy?

Doesn't have to be but I'm interested as well if there are any that are written by programmers or engineers

Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, himself a programmer.

Terry Pratchett's Going Postal seems particularly apropos these days as we have Reacher Gilts aplenty in tech news headlines.

Obscure and a bit dated but Bruce Betkhe's Head Crash is hilarious if you've been deeply immersed in the software industry.

These are all entertaining:

Definitely the Wizardry series by Rick Cook

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/rick-cook/wizardry/

Programming meets magical realms

James Hogan

Inherit the Stars - Has supercomputers but not main characters

Code of the Lifemaker Has Ancient Tech evolving into a robotic society

Two Faces of Tomorrow - humans trying to get along with AI

D.F.Jones

Colossus, the Fall of Colossus, and Colossus and the Crab

Humans creating machines to protect humanity (computers have different idea) and the rebellion, and a new threat.

A Logic Names Joe - radioplay of short story.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_X_Minus_One_Singles/XMinusO...

The internet and AI long before the internet and AI.

David Gerrold - When H.A.R.L.I.E. was One - and other tales involving Artificial Super Intelligence

William Gibson - Neuromancer and related - Cyberpunk series, the Difference Engine - a Steampunk technology tale.

'Stories of your Life and Others' and 'Exhalation' - by Ted Chiang. In his short stories, he introduces advanced concepts from mathematics, philosophy, and computer science in a way that’s subtly woven into captivating narratives.