I have just had my mind well and truly blown. I'm reading Ian McDonald's latest novel, Hopeland, and about a fifth of the way into the book he introduces the Music, a machine to play a piece of music that will take a thousand years to complete.
It's like the Long Now Foundation's long clock in a way, but McDonald's conception is more evocative and his description in the book is stunning in its beauty and power. It's the most striking thing I've read in a decade.
I found the beginning of the book a little hard to get into, but kept going because MdDonald is such a good writer, even if the story wasn't grabbing me. But he has me thoroughly hooked now.
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