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It's more historical fiction than science-fiction.
by cwp 13y ago
It's more historical fiction than science-fiction.
- davidw 13y agoYeah, but it still feels like science fiction for some reason.
- Crito 13y agoWell, there is Enoch Root, who I have never been entirely clear on. I haven't read the other books set in that universe however. I believe the name "Enoch" is a hint though. Enoch in the Book of Genesis is the father of Methuselah and importantly did not die (but was instead "taken up", which admittedly is not much more clear than Cryptonomicon...)
- mullingitover 13y agoI think it's Enoch Root that really pushes it into sci-fi territory. He's also a major character in The Baroque Cycle, implying that he's several hundred (or more) years old.