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That Reddit thread has a lot of great recommendations, thanks.

Yeah, I really enjoyed Atwood's Maddadam books, although I hungrily consume pretty much everything she writes, so I might be a bit biased.

Seveneves was...okay. Not Stephenson's best, which I consider to be Anathem, but that starts fights so I don't say it out loud all that much. He tends to be hit or miss with me in general, but when he hits, it's a solid land.






I'll read every Stephenson as soon as it drops, but yeah, they are hit and miss. Anathem was definitely a hit (though I think Snow Crash or The Diamond Age would be my favorite). I wonder how much Anathem was inspired by Canticle



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