SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

Hello

my 10yo son is currently working his way through the Halo novelisations (based on the well known Xbox games). This is his first venture into Sci-Fi and I am keen to encourage him to branch out into other material (especially books that are not based on computer games).

Any recommendations? I'm trying to avoid novels that contain
- adult content (e.g. some of William C Dietz's stuff)
- politics (e.g. Heinlein, Starship Troopers etc)

E.g. has anyone read the Legacy Fleet novels by Nick Webb?

Thanks
Tony

My shelf is full of fantasy novels that would be suitable for a 10yo, but pretty much none of the sci-fi would be appropriate.

The closest thing I can think of is Ender's Game, which was the first sci-fi book I read, probably when I was 11 or so. Might be okay for a precocious 10yo.

Check out this thread to see if anything looks suitable:

Science fiction for 10 year old

Lots of Space Opera books in the thread Anna linked to, a few I’ve given to my younger cousins.

Larklight trilogy. It's lots of fun.