UNSONG
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
UNSONG
| Full title | Unsong |
|---|---|
| Author | Scott Alexander |
| Published | 2017 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Scott Alexander’s novel takes the kabbalistic idea of divine names literally: in an alternate America the sky has cracked, magic works, and the Names of God are intellectual property, so the world fills with programmers, Talmudic scholars, angels and lawyers. Written as a free web serial by the author of Slate Star Codex, and very funny about theodicy. |
UNSONG
Where I heard about it
- The a16z infrastructure team — on the a16z Infra Reading List, its own entry in the Fantasy section and the only title on the list that began life as a blog. Their summary: “the world is populated mostly by computer programmers, mystic Jewish scholars, and celestial beings. Oh and magic is real. And Richard Nixon is involved.”
Connections
- a16z Infra Reading List — the list this came from; Fantasy section, its own entry.
- Scott Alexander — the author, who already has a page in the wiki.
- Slate Star Codex — the blog the serial was written alongside, and the audience it was written for.
- a16z — the firm whose infrastructure team curates the list.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.