66/ The Difference Engine (Sterling, Gibson) The single novel that created steampunk. Alt history where Babbage built his Difference Engine. Novel didn't quite cohere or pay off perfectly, but still worth reading. The Macguffin may tie into Stephenson's Cryptonomicon ( ??)
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77/ oh, crap, yes Tweet #72 in this sequence conflated two things. Ship of Fools is EXCELLENT, but I gave the DESCRIPTION of this novel instead (which is also recommended)https://twitter.com/ngvrnd/status/1331604365031989248 …
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78/ The Girl Who Owned a City, O. T. Nelson A YA apocalyptic novel where a plague kills all of the adults and a 12 year old girl must organize a defense of the children she protects from rival gangs who try to steal their food. Libertarianism smuggled in. Formative for me.
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79/ Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson. Huge crystal monuments start appearing, sent from the future, and documenting the battles fought by a near future warlord as he takes over the planet. The chronoliths inspire the battles and wars they document. But...
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80/ Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes (no relation to Daniel Keyes Moran in #61 in this thread). A heart breaking story about intelligence. Relevant to Freddie deBoer's recent non-fiction writings on intelligence, poverty, etc.
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ok for real now I need to write on my own projects TTYL
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