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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Which of his amazing books is the "single good book" you're referring to?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Anathem came to mind for me. Each reply naming a different book is pretty funny.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Which is kinda silly anyway, and I love Snow Crash, but it wasn't even close to his most interesting book.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Maybe SeveNeveS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Speaker for the Dead is my guess

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

That's the sequel to Ender's Game. It is good, but it is Orson Scott Card.