Don't let her description of Void Star put you off. It's not literary, but it is fun scifi. Although I don't think it will ever be seminal, parts of its world-b

Don't let her description of Void Star put you off. It's not literary, but it is fun scifi. Although I don't think it will ever be seminal, parts of its world-building compare favorably to Snow Crash, and the treatment of AIs is quite fun and sometimes thought-provoking.