The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson. Winner of the 1996 Hugo.
I'm a big fan of Stephenson's work. It's dense, challenging, and written with a subtle humor that sometimes takes me completely off guard. This one is set in Shanghai and deals mostly with nanotechnology and the use of fairy tales. No Enoch Root in this one, as best as I can tell.
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2 comments:
"Shanghai" and "fairy tales" caught my eye. What do you think so far? Not having read any of his other books, could I follow this one?
I think you could--and I do think you'll really like the 'subtitle' part of the story. Just think of it this way: it takes fearsome intelligence to read one of his books, and you definitely qualify!
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