I also thought Accelerando was a fabulous read. Indeed, every page is filled with ideas and the way everything is incorporated into the story is simply awesome. What I found most impressive is Mr. Stross himself. Being able to think out something like Accelerando and put it into word the way he did is no small feat.

I also came across this book through your review of Glasshouse (still have to read this one). Great to see Accelerando reviewed and appreciated here!

I just recently reread Accelerando and loved it as much the second time around, maybe more since I apparently did not pay enough attention the first time. A singularity is not easy to imagine or write about and Stross manages to give you that leaned-too-far-back-in-your-chair feeling page by page as you come to grips with just how fast times are changing and how fast ordinary, non-augmented humans are becoming living fossils. The most believable and saddening aspect of the book: Lawyers will never become obsolete.

Another book that deals with the idea of stellar intelligences is Spin by Robert Charles Wilson.
Suddenly the people on Earth find themselves under a starless sky and after the usual riots and unrest are dealt with start exploring the phenomenon.
One of their projects is sending tiny colonies of machinery into the asteroid belt that are searching for planets with a star-blocking-hull around them, report the findings back to Earth or the colony they where launched from and when all all planets in that system are examined launch new seedlings to neighbournig star systems.
Exploring the universe needs pretty much time that way but they have it.
Hmm, telling more would be a giant spoiler…

From your last couple of posts, it was obvious you were reading Accelerando!

I read your review of Glasshouse, did a little research on Charles Stross and found out that he published Accelerando under a CC license, so I read that. I liked it so much I ended up buying the book, and throwing in Glasshouse as well.

Anyway, just trying to say I’m learning about a lot of good reading material from your reviews. Thanks.