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December: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.
The next poll will pick two books. I'd like to do it that way to keep a strong second place contender from being overlooked, and so I don't have to update the poll so often.
Discuss The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin in the comments below.
Snow Crash was written by Neal Stephenson in 1992. The novel features a bit of a Calexit scenario, and is known for popularizing the term "avatar" (paving the way for James Cameron's true magnum opus). These days, Neal moonlights as Magic Leap's "Chief Futurist". Seems appropriate.
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Q: Who cuts the grass on Walton's Mountain?
A: Lawn Boy.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by SemperOSS on Thursday December 06 2018, @03:19PM
As always, when you read sci-fi, even hardcore sci-fi like this, there are a few assumptions you just have to accept, like the sophons ... Write it up to Arthur C. Clarkeian "magic".
In Clarke's own Rendezvous with Rama the "magic" was the reacitionless drive.
I don't need a signature to draw attention to myself.
Maybe I should add a sarcasm warning now and again?