I finished this novel yesterday; I had forgotten how good the story was. Beyond the extreme coolness of Neal's vision of the possibilities of nano-tech and all the other nifty ideas, can be found a sensitivity to how all this might have it's effect in the social realm. The characters were well fleshed out, and there were moments of poignancy that only a good writer can pull off. The story also has an epic aspect to it that makes this an excellent entertainment value.
When the buzz about nano-tech was all the fashion in the late 1990's, this was the first story I had read which explored these concepts. I have read many other stories since then exploring these concepts, but now I see that this story became in my mind the standard to which I unconsciously compared all the other stories.
I definitely recommend this novel to anyone who can read.
(All the usual caveats apply when reading anything modern of course.)
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