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I've been meaning to read it for a long time but never quite got around to The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson.
I kind of vaguely remember reading the original short story, never read the novel length version ... if this doesn't fit the theme (weak recollections here!) just don't include it ... but I think it was nanotech ...Blood Music - Greg Bear
I remember that from when it first came out and enjoyed it a lot. I think, though, that it's more bio-engineering than nanotech .... I may be wrong though.
Captain James Conrad in The Expendables series (The Deathworms of KratosThe Deathworms of Kratos by Edmund Cooper writing as Richard Avery)
That looks like interesting old-school pulp sci-fi but is there nanotech involved?
Hmmm... nanotech is not a featured component, but a critical technology within the story that makes the whole thing work. So, I'll nominate A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge.Feel free to shoot this one down as not eligible. I suspect Blood Music might be closer to the mark on this one (it's biotech that becomes a pseudo-nanotech).
I vote for The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer Im not really into Nanotechnology but this book made it interesting to me.
I'd second Prey by Michael Crichton. I was actually starting a novel on nanotech when I came across his book, and I gave up - no way I could compete!
This is a good list. I added Blood Music to it - its been years and years since I read that book so I don't clearly remember if it's Nanotech or biotech. Either way, though, it's a good story.
Didn't read the novel but I did get to read the short story. It's, uh, both (nanotech inserted into the human body)... :)
I'll nominate: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephensonbut it's the only one on the list I've read
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Nominations
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
The Bohr Maker by Linda Nagata
Prey by Michael Crichton
Metaplanetary by Tony Daniel
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
Blood Music by Greg Bear