I really like the ideas from Greg Egan, so any of his books. I still love Gibson, even his later books. I want to say one of my favourite books is "Salt" by Adam Roberts. I love the characters and description of political views and the way the war between factions plays out. Roberts' other books are pretty good too. I loved REAMDE - I could have done with a bit more inside the game and a bit less tramping through the woods. I love Stephenson's other books too. Finally: Bruce Sterling seems to be under-appreciated. Hard to recommend one of his books. This question is perhaps a FAQ. Has anyone on HN ever scraped the answers posted to the various threads, added information about number of mentions or votes; with links to Amazon (and other book sellers)? Having some carefully chosen adds and duplicating all the links with affiliate links would turn this into a mostly passive income project.
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