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What's the rest of his works like? I've read snow crash and loved it, will give seveneves a go.
Highly recommend Anathem and Diamond Age. Cryptonomicon and Baroque Cycle are more tours-de-force but if you are nerdy enough (I mean c'mon this applies to all his work) and very into history, I can recommend those too.
Seconded!
I wouldn't call Cryptonomicon a tour de force, I remember it fondly. But then again, I'm mildly interested in cryptography and historical background to stuff never hurts when presented entertainingly 😀
If you liked Snow Crash, give Diamond Age a try.
The only other one I've attempted to read by Niel Stephenson has been Cryptonomicon. It seemed to get way, way into the weeds and is over a thousand pages. It was in my 20's that I attempted it and I only made it half way through.
His work is top tier and highly regarded by many as thoroughly researched.