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		lanfeust6 on Feb 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Neal Stephenson was prescient about our AI age He's written far better, both on the sci-fi side and otherwise. imo, it goes Anathem > Cryptonomicon > The Diamond Age > Seveneves > Termination Shock > Snow Crash. The Baroque Cycle is historical fiction, but I didn't get into it. REAMDE is a techno-thriller, and a divisive one, where it lands depends on whether you enjoy that style.

arethuza on Feb 7, 2024 | [–]

"The Baroque Cycle is historical fiction"

Apart from the suspiciously well informed immortal character and the magical gold? I wonder what could explain those...

lanfeust6 on Feb 7, 2024 | | [–]

Ok, pedant.

ttepasse on Feb 7, 2024 | [–]

> The Baroque Cycle is historical fiction

... written in a SciFi mindset, I would say.

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