Rick Klau positively reviews Stephen Bury's (a.k.a.: Neal Stephenson's -- I did not know that) Interface. Klau also recommends Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, which is indeed excellent. However, for me the quintessential Stephenson is still Snow Crash, which easily ranks in my top-five best books of all time. If you liked William Gibson's Neuromancer, you'll love Snow Crash. (If you liked these books and have related recommendations, please let me know -- I'd love to read them.)
Klau also offers some terrific links to more on Jean Baudrillard and The Matrix.
And speaking of Snow Crash and Neuromancer, Radio Bump notes that Orson Scott Card's 80s hit, Ender's Game, is being made into a movie. The book has obviously been hugely popular -- it's ranked 807 on Amazon's sales rankings and its 4.5 star rating is based on 1,050 reviews. I recall really liking the book, but, well....
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