[books 2012] Charles Stross

[inulro]

7. Rule 34 by Charles Stross

This month's Bibliogoths selection, and sequel to Halting State, which I've already read.

I don't remember much about Halting State, but I think I liked this one better.  I'm pretty sure it's funnier.

I have the same problem with this as I did with the first volume - namely, that it keeps getting confused in my head with the near-future Edinburgh of Ken Mcleod's The Night Sessions.  He also namechecks Rebus and uses some of the settings from the Rebus books, just to be extra confusing.

Neither of which is a problem if you don't read Ken Mcleod or Ian Rankin.

Comments

[zotz]

Could be worse. He didn't, to the best of my knowledge, actually write Ken into this one.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

He did that in Halting State? I either missed it, or have forgotten.

[zotz]

No, one of his other ones. Accelerando, I think. Probably revenge for McLeod giving him a cameo in Cosmonaut Keep.

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

Thank you for mentioning that this is a sequel. Amazon keeps trying to recommend this to me, and I'd stuck on my e-media wishlist at one of the libraries, but didn't realize there was another book I should read first (which, conveniently, neither library has in e-media =/ )

[inulro.livejournal.com]

There is no need whatsoever to read Halting State first. Jason didn't, and he thoroughly enjoyed Rule 34.

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

I didn't reading Halting State first either. Doesn't seem to hurt.