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Anathem
by Neal Stephenson
Hardcover: 960 pages
William Morrow
September 9, 2008
ISBN-10: 0061474096
ISBN-13: 978-0061474095
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Quicksilver (Vol. 1)
by Neal Stephenson
Paperback: 960 pages
Perennial
October 1, 2004
ISBN: 0060593083
Hardcover Edition
ISBN: 0380977427
In 1713 academic Daniel Waterhouse in Massachusetts is sought out to resolve a crisis between Newton and Leibnitz concering the development of calculus. He travels to England and recalls for the reader his friendship with Newton at Cambridge 50 years ago. He is a sort of scientific everyman who encounters many of the great minds and wits of his age. |
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The Confusion (Vol. 2)
by Neal Stephenson
Paperback: 848 pages
Harper Perennial
June 1, 2005
ISBN: 0060733357
Hardcover Edition
ISBN: 0060523867
The second volume introduces the characters of outlaw Jack Shaftoe and secret agent Eliza, Countess de la Zeur. |
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The System of the World (Vol. 3)
by Neal Stephenson
Paperback: 928 pages
Harper Perennial
September 1, 2005
ISBN: 0060750863
Hardcover Edition
ISBN: 0060523875
Volume 3 begins in 1714. All the characters lives cross amid politcal plots and scientific discovery. |
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Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
Paperback: 1168 pages
Avon Books
November 1, 2002
ISBN: 0060512806
The storyline alternates between 1942 and today. Mathematician and cryptanalyst Lawrence Waterhouse and his secret Allied group Detachment 2702 commanded by Marine Raider Bobby Shaftoe, try to foil the Nazis. In the contemporary sections his grandson Randy Waterhouse teams up with the commander's granddaughter Amy Shaftoe on a mission of their own. |
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In the Beginning...was the Command Line
by Neal Stephenson
Paperback: 160 pages
Perennial
November 1, 1999
ISBN: 0380815931
This is a non-fiction work, an essay about the computer. |
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The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson
Paperback: 455 pages
Bantam Reprint edition
June 1, 2000
ISBN: 0553380966
In 21st century Shanghi a supercomputer built with nanotechnology falls into the hands of a street waif Nell. This interactive device can alter her life and the fate of the world as well. |
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Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
Paperback: 480 pages
Spectra Reprint edition
May 2, 2000
ISBN: 0553380958
In this futuristic cyberpunk novel, snow crash is a drug that destroys the friend of the hacker hero and pizza delivery man Hiro Protagonist. Urged on by his former girlfriend he uses his unique combination of skills to come to the rescue of a discentigrating society. |
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Zodiac
by Neal Stephenson
Paperback: 320 pages
Bantam Reissue edition
July 1, 1995
ISBN: 0553573861
Eco-thriller with super hero Sangamon Taylor patrolling Boston Harbor for toxic runoff. |
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The Big U
by Neal Stephenson
Paperback: 320 pages
PerennialFebruary 1, 2001
ISBN: 0380816032
Early satirical work by Stephenson about college life, based on his alma mater Boston University. |
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Interface
by Stephen Bury (aka Neal Stephenson)
Paperback 640 pages
Publisher: Bantam
May 1, 1997
ISBN: 0099427753
A governor in the mid-west, William A. Cozzano, is the perfect presidential candidate. He has a chip in his brain which connects him to a computerized polling sytem. |
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