SCOUT· 61%41m·2026-01-13·Arts CultureNeal Stephenson's Diamond Age - Nanotech, Atom-scale 3D Printers, and a subversive Primer!
This might be the best sci-fi book out there about nanotechnology. But Stephenson has so many good ones that this one isn't his best book - some of the characters lose their way, and it drags in the middle. Oh, and one more good recommendation we forgot while we were recording - check out Blood Music by Greg Bear if…
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