...& like Lazaras, it rises! (read: SF never died)

[chris sweet]

Tony Elias wrote:

  For all the listers who have convinced themselves somehow that SF
  has in
  some way-some form, 'died-declined-fallen', or whether "it died for
  me in my
  teens and early twenties" et. al. Take a look at:

  Neal Stephenson, _The Diamond Age_    ......is breeeeeeeeeeliant!

Agreed. It's also now available as a remainder at Barnes & Noble for
$5.98.

-chris