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Free book.
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I've just noticed (by dint of reading NTK for the first time in 6
months) that Charles Stross has put 'Accelerando' on t'web for free, in
half a dozen different formats.
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yeah, I know, but I prefer to read books in book-form.
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I've got a couple of his books, and think that, well, they're written
for teenagers, mostly, but I guess somebody[1] might enjoy his work
that would otherwise not have bought it.
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I'd say "Atrocity Archives" and the Family serie (though I've not read
those) are aimed a teenagers. "Iron Sunrise" and its sequel, probably
not.
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Hmmm.
Thinking about it, he's a little patchy; he's not a bad author
(Accelerando is good) but the end of Iron Sunrise is appalling.
As a critic my main complaint would be a lack of depth/detail - the
main characters and plots aren't two dimensional, as such, but are
painted with a very broad brush and tend to cliche.
Perhaps 'teenager' is the wrong group, 'undemanding' might be better.
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you mong - "Iron Sunrise" /is/ the sequel to Singularity Sky.
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I did wonder whether he was now rich enough not to worry about giving
his stuff away, or whether he really does believe the hype...
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From reading what he's posted in rec.arts.sf.written, it certainly
isn't the former.
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[1] Don't bother, Mr Blaney.
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