Comment by EvanAnderson

I suspect "Interface" will be up your alley. It isn't anywhere near as literary as Gibson. It has become wildly more plausible as it has aged.

Anathem is definitely a slow start. If anything once it gets going it moves too fast. I'd argue it doesn't spent enough time exploring the world the reader suddenly finds themselves in.

If you haven't, check out Bruce Sterling. His "Heavy Weather"[0] might well be up your alley, too.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Weather_(Sterling_novel)