Drood

So, I finished Stross' "Singularity Sky" and thought it was an intelligent and spectacular first novel (I think it was his first). It was more spectacular for it's ideas concerning this supposed "singularity" and the associated technologies/ideologies/information evolution than for the plot. I put off reading the sequel, "Iron Sunrise" to leaf through Dan Simmon's latest doorstep, "Drood".

So far the pacing in "Drood" is wonderful. It's great to be back in London after Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. I have never read any Dickens, this current book may push me in that direction. I'll certainly pick up another Simmon's novel. All I want to do is read... stupid work.