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Cryptonomicon
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Neal Stephenson
Thomas L Knapp
, October 21, 2014
Everyone should read everything by Neal Stephenson. Seriously. But if you're looking for a place to start that doesn't have too much of a forward or backward historical learning curve, Cryptonomicon is ideal. It takes place during two eras that are reasonably familiar to most American readers -- World War II and the late 90s/early 00s dot-com phase. Yes, it's long, but you'll have trouble forcing yourself to put it down. Yes, it's one of those novels full of, um, novel ideas, but Stephenson is all about STORY and the ideas tend to fall right into place in a plot that moves right along and pulls you with it. Just take my word for it: You must read Stephenson and you should probably start with Cryptonomicon. Then you'll be ready for Snow Crash or the System of the World trilogy. After that, it's all gravy. Really good gravy with lots of meat in it.
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Fatal Error Repairman Jack
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F Paul Wilson
Thomas L Knapp
, January 01, 2011
The penultimate novel of a venerable cycle, this latest "Repairman Jack" book continues to tie up loose ends as a millennia-long cosmic/supernatural struggle between humanity and "the Adversary/the Other" (with the universe as we know it hanging in the balance and "the Ally" mostly absent or inattentive) grinds toward its final battle. Not recommended for the new "Repairman Jack" reader -- it's just too far along in a complex, overarching plot. You don't have to go all the way back to 1984's "The Tomb" to get with the program (although that's probably the best way to do it), but 1999's "Conspiracies" is probably the earliest you can get away with if you want to understand what's going on.
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