Aha brilliant, I have a lot to look forward too. Don't worry about bricks of books, the commonwealth saga Im re-reading is pretty much just a 2000 page book split in two.
Are you sure? In the wiki entry for the algrebraist it states "It was his third science fiction novel not to be based or set in The Culture, and the first not to be potentially in the same universe" I'll probably give it a try sometime. I've never read anathem, or snow crash but from what I'm seeing neal stephenson looks like a great author. And of course, my favourite sci-fis are the longer ones, so Im inclined twoards anathem, though the diamond age sounds really cool as well.
Hey steph, I just finished reading "matter", one of the later entries in ian m banks culture series. His descriptions and truly imaginative worlds are wonderful, what let me down was his ability to build characters and manage a story. It could be because matter is like his 12 entry in the series. I was quite dissappointed because the story was bland in comparison to the world it was set in. Especially since he hinted at the book being extremely complex, jumping between story arcs. Yet it doesn't hold up at all to the bigger space operas by peter f hamilton. Would you recommend the algebraist, compared to the culture novels (If you've ever read them)?.
Hehe - I don't think, it's so easy to really mimic it - and not that gab decides, you are a bot suddenly!? And others recommend medication! But if you do - make sure to send me a link - I come play! Cheers
Whenever I see Frank post I feel a strong need to mimic the way he posts to see what kind of cool theory I can come up with. I almost came up with a great witty remark but decided to refrain in case this guy is actually being serious (I can't imagine it honestly).
