Finished - fabulous opener. Aurora is Eliza's worthy descendant, there must be Qwghlmian blood. Thank you for a few days of blissful reading and for the promise of more to come in that world, with magnificent characters like these, and all the cameos. Finally, what an interesting historical setting to choose to write about in these times of ours - particularly the pervasive enthusiasm about science and discovery! A true Stephensonian yarn has only just started. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is my list of what I have read of yours, ranked by how much I enjoyed it. Read "enjoyed it" as "it made my brain itch/made me go research some esoteric subject I'd never considered before."
I have on at least three occasions vetted a potential romantic partner by giving him a copy of Cryptonomicon and observing how he reacts
Shut up and take my money! 🤣
Finished - fabulous opener. Aurora is Eliza's worthy descendant, there must be Qwghlmian blood. Thank you for a few days of blissful reading and for the promise of more to come in that world, with magnificent characters like these, and all the cameos. Finally, what an interesting historical setting to choose to write about in these times of ours - particularly the pervasive enthusiasm about science and discovery! A true Stephensonian yarn has only just started. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is my list of what I have read of yours, ranked by how much I enjoyed it. Read "enjoyed it" as "it made my brain itch/made me go research some esoteric subject I'd never considered before."
I have on at least three occasions vetted a potential romantic partner by giving him a copy of Cryptonomicon and observing how he reacts
The Baroque Cycle
Cryptonomicon
The Diamond Age
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
Reamde
Seveneves
Cobweb
Snow Crash
Anathem
Termination Shock