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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(Score: 4, Interesting) by legont on Friday December 07 2018, @06:17PM (1 child)
I find the most interesting the idea that any proven contact with an alien civilization is likely to trigger an all out nuclear war immediately. In the book Chinese released it early on while western nations supposedly did not.
What do you think the approach is right now? Would the US nuke Russia if Putin is proven to be in talks with extraterrestrials?
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 08 2018, @12:48AM