"He writes the science fiction that would have existed in an earlier era, had science existed then" made me think with amusement of caveman science fiction [1].

"He writes the science fiction that would have existed in an earlier era, had science existed then" made me think with amusement of caveman science fiction [1]. I've been a fan of Chiang for a very long time. I'm a real fan of superintelligence fiction [2] and "Understand" [3] was the first to catch my attention. [1] http://dresdencodak.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/2009-09-22-caveman_science_fiction.jpg http://dresdencodak.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/2009-09-2... [2] https://ask.metafilter.com/286008/Seeking-Hyperbrain-Books-Films-Chiangs-Understand-Lucy-Limitless https://ask.metafilter.com/286008/Seeking-Hyperbrain-Books-F... [3] https://web.archive.org/web/20140527121332/http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/under.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140527121332/http://www.infini...