SF books with geeky themes.

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Across Realtime
1.  Across Realtime by Vernor Vinge
The list author says:
  "Vinge used to be a professor of CS and it shows in his vision of future tech."
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The Atrocity Archives (The Laundry Files)
2.  The Atrocity Archives (The Laundry Files) by Charles Stross
The list author says:
  "Dilbert meets Ghostbusters, a fun read also for its IT culture references."
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The Jennifer Morgue (The Laundry Files)
3.  The Jennifer Morgue (The Laundry Files) by Charles Stross
The list author says:
  "Add Bond, James Bond to the Dilbert and Ghostbusters mix above. But here he doesn't always hit baddies, he 0wnz them."
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Wyrm
4.  Wyrm by Mark Fabi
The list author says:
  "Viruses and worms and security issues in a near future thriller. Somewhat outdated but made its mark when it was published."
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The Veiled Web
5.  The Veiled Web by Catherine Asaro
The list author says:
  "A east-west romance a with an Internet & AI theme. Asaro used to be a physics prof so she is on top of technology, although in some ways this is somewhat outdated."
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Souls in the Great Machine
6.  Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen
The list author says:
  "A stunning idea to use people as computer processor parts. However, the rest of the series does not meet the expectations this book set."
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Cryptonomicon
7.  Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
The list author says:
  "If you are a (security) geek and like Stephenson's style, read this. But if you like tight and fast paced plots, Stephenson's ramblings might not be to your taste."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)

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