Rule 34

Charles Stross's Rule 34 is a sequel to Halting State. It's not my favourite series of Stross's, but it's still an interesting look into the near future. I think it's meant to be a bit mind blowing, but for a reader like myself, immersed in talk about the always-connected, metadata-enhanced world Stross is talking about, and actively trying (in a very small way) to bring it about, I had a whole lot of "yeah, I can see it panning out that way" and "that's unlikely because..." moments as I read the novel. There is a cop story in there as well, but the novel is really about the affects of these technologies on people's lives.

Well worth reading, especially if you're not an internet nerd like me, since it is good preparation.