The Rise and Fall of Neal Stephenson
How and why I came to abandon my favorite author—and why I think others should, too.
Introduction
I’m not a casual fan of speculative-fiction novelist Neal Stephenson. While I am also not the sort of superfan of Stephenson—or, for that matter, of anyone or anything—who would sacrifice my dignity by treating an object of my affection as an icon to be adored, the fact remains that I’ve read all of Stephenson…