Since adaptations of some of Neal's earlier work are in development now for the streaming services, I think he's about to become much more popular.
That said, every time I read the Baroque Cycle, I feel like he wrote it just for me. It will be a bit - but I suspect that just like Snow Crash seems to be taking over from Neuromancer in terms of the great metaverse work of fiction, I think his later work will also eventually come into vogue. I also adore the ending of the Baroque Cycle. Unlike virtually every other conclusion to a Stephenson novel, it feels like the ending is the satisfying moment where the whole story comes together - the total synthesis of the thesis of his works.
That said, every time I read the Baroque Cycle, I feel like he wrote it just for me. It will be a bit - but I suspect that just like Snow Crash seems to be taking over from Neuromancer in terms of the great metaverse work of fiction, I think his later work will also eventually come into vogue. I also adore the ending of the Baroque Cycle. Unlike virtually every other conclusion to a Stephenson novel, it feels like the ending is the satisfying moment where the whole story comes together - the total synthesis of the thesis of his works.