[samatman]

Pick up Anathem before trying Seveneves. Anathem might be his strongest novel, and it's the only one that holds up to Snow Crash and Diamond Age in my estimation.

I adore Zodiac as well but am in a decided minority in that regard.

[jfoutz]

I even liked _The Big U_. Pre Cryptonomicon Stephenson was weird and full of wacky ideas barely held together with a thin veneer of a story. I think he's a much better storyteller now, but the books aren't quite as dense with weird, magic and crazy ideas.

[bstamour]

> I adore Zodiac as well but am in a decided minority in that regard.

We're in the same camp, friend. Zodiac was my favourite novel of his.