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The only thing about the set-up that bothered me was that the technology of the "metaverse" (3d, 1st-person, internet) seemed incomplete. Stephenson should have had people go ahead and plug in directly into the computer, rather than merely using visors and keyboards.

This closed out the cyberpunk era if I remember right. It wasn't nearly as literary as William Gibson's Neuromancer, which started it all. But it was much more fun.

PS. How did I write this review and forget to mention that Hiro is the world's greatest swordsman?]]>