re: Nerd Fiction for Book Readers

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I kinda felt the same way about Reamde by Stephenson. About 3/4 of the way through it I just didnt care about how it ended.

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I'm a huge Stephenson fan and felt pretty much the same way. But it was a fun ride getting to that point. Cryptonomicon, Diamond Age, and Anathem are some of the best "nerd fiction" books I've read. And Snowcrash of course but it's pretty dated now.

Also agree on Gaiman. He's incredibly talented. And a recent discovery for me so I've still got a lot of his stuff to read which is nice. His American Gods reminds me enormously of Roger Zelazny who was the best of his era but falls short of Gaiman's talent. Zelazny's Amber series has been mentioned, Lord of Light is his best wok IMO. Creatures of Light and Darkness is interesting for anyone who liked American Gods. I liked pretty much everything I read by Zelazny though it's been a while for most of it.

American Gods also reminded me somewhat of the Illuminatus trilogy which is pretty fun.