This might be the best sci-fi book out there about nanotechnology. But Stephenson has so many good ones that this one isn't his best book - some of the characters lose their way, and it drags in the middle.

Oh, and one more good recommendation we forgot while we were recording - check out Blood Music by Greg Bear if you want a biological twist on nanotech!

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As always, no spoilers until the end when we get into the full plot explanation and discussion.

Similar books we recommend:

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Cory Doctorow
Prey by Michael Crichton

This episode is sponsored by Har Megiddon by Ron Bennett.

If you want to jump around, here are the timestamps for the episode:

00:00 Intro
00:47 Book setup
1:49 Sponsor - Har Megiddon
2:22 Our review 3.25/5
3:53 Great sections - and stinkers
4:47 Incredible technology
7:33 Hard to visualize?
9:38 Dances with Wolves
10:17 Labor saving devices
13:59 Neal's infodumps
19:25 Book structure
25:47 Sponsor - Har Megiddon
26:08 Similar books we recommend
28:40 Spoilers section - book summary
31:30 Spoilers section - discussion

Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age - Nanotech, Atom-scale 3D Printers, and a subversive Primer!