‘ve never read much of Greg Bear’s work. Just didn’t spin out that way (and I doubt he’s read any of mine, so we’re even, I guess). Picked up Slant from the used bookstore right before it folded. My final purchase. So in the book, we at the midpoint of our century. You can see echoes of our times in this one – some Global Warming issues, breakaway states (pretty much up in Militia country). AI is coming along, with one of the characters inorganic. Nanotech and general tech have improved to the point where you can change your body […]