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Starts off like an updated version of The Glass Bead Game, but takes a couple of sharp turns towards sci-fi. If you've enjoyed Stephenson, but found the Baroque Cycle to be too heavy on background detail, this is a more accessible read.
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Anathem by Neal Stephenson
nigel, January 1, 2011
Starts off like an updated version of The Glass Bead Game, but takes a couple of sharp turns towards sci-fi. If you've enjoyed Stephenson, but found the Baroque Cycle to be too heavy on background detail, this is a more accessible read.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)