Recommended Smart Action/Sci-Fi Novels

[ryantherebel]

After discovering the Vorkosigan Saga, Snow Crash, The Culture
Series, The Expanse Trilogy and rereading The Forever War I'm trying to
find more Science Fiction novels that combine exciting action with
smart/smartly executed story telling. Now to clear things up, by
"action" I don't necessarily mean Military Sci-Fi(although those
shouldn't be excluded) I'd like more variety like cyberpunk or present
based science fiction.

[Bmat]

When I read your description I immediately thought of the Vorkosigan series by Bujold, only it is future not present.