2015
Books
A forgettable failed attempt to re-capture the spirit of Ready Player One
The two books are interesting takes on foreign intelligence. The third book is skippable.
The history of Portugal’s colonization in the Indian Ocean. Does a really good job of showing how out of their element the Portuguese were, how they got incredibly lucky to be able to establish a multi-century foothold in Asia.
Plot-driven and entertaining, I enjoyed them at the time. There are additional books out now, but haven’t felt the need to continue.
Space antics with realistic physics. Quality dips midway through, but first few books are great. I haven’t watched the show yet.
If you like Stephenson’s other books, you’ll probably like this as well.
Could have been edited down a bit, but overall was a fun series to read
A bit too cutesy for my taste, but came highly recommended so might still read the others in the series.
