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Neal Stephenson's 'Shock' Doctrine
- thundergolfer 5y agoI was a fan of The Diamond Age, and would bet on Stephenson having the knowledge and vision to do cli-fi well. Radical technological advancement alongside massive climate change devastation is a plausible 2100 future. Looking forward to this one.
- enduser 5y agoHis early novel Zodiac is also an “eco-thriller”
- ncmncm 5y agoHoping he demonstrates the multiplicatively disastrous effect of failing to maintain the billionaire's countermeasure after civilization collapses. And the collapse of the global ocean ecosystem (and with it much of the world's protein source) as carbonic acid levels continue rising throughout, making it impossible for sea life to form shells.