To add some bits.
There is now a prequel trilogy to
Cryptonomicon, "The Baroque Cycle".
I've read the first (
Quicksilver) and enjoyed it more than Cryptonomicon.
Oh, and on the SF side I recommend Alistair Reynolds - start with
Revelation Space
And Iain M. Banks fans ought to remember his mainstream (no 'M') fiction, too. My personal favourite of those is
Espedair Street but others are good too (the TV adaption of
The Crow Road wasn't bad either).
This message has been edited by PaulK, 02-25-2005 09:08 AM