Neal Stephenson hacks into the secrets of nations and the obsessions of men, decrypting the forces that have shaped the world. Weaving together the cracking of the Axis codes and the quest to establish a South East Asian data haven in the present, 'Cryptonomicon' explores themes of power, information, secrecy and war in the 20th century.
Neal Stephenson hacks into the secrets of nations and the obsessions of men, decrypting the forces that have shaped the world. Weaving together the cr...
A follow-up to the bestseller Cryptonomicon, this book presents a cast of characters in a time of genius and discovery, men and women whose exploits defined the age of the High Baroque. It travels from the infant American colonies to the Tower of London, the glittering courts of Louis XIV, and all manner of places in between.
A follow-up to the bestseller Cryptonomicon, this book presents a cast of characters in a time of genius and discovery, men and women whose exploits d...
When an Arab student turns up drunk, and dead, in the lake in the East Iowa University, redneck Deputy County Sheriff Clyde Banks gets a feeling he's on to something big. It's a suspicion shared by low-ranking CIA agent Betsy Vandeventer. But before two great minds yell conspiracy theory, in steps top US policy-maker James Millikan.
When an Arab student turns up drunk, and dead, in the lake in the East Iowa University, redneck Deputy County Sheriff Clyde Banks gets a feeling he's ...
Hiro has recently resigned from his job as a pizza-delivery boy and has had to fall back on his old hi-tech scavenger ways. It comes as a surprise to him when he's offered the drug snow crash in a world of no drugs, but what exactly does it do?
Hiro has recently resigned from his job as a pizza-delivery boy and has had to fall back on his old hi-tech scavenger ways. It comes as a surprise to ...
In the 21st century, powerful neo-Victorians rule over Atlantis/Shanghai. A nano-technologist is the fugitive creator of an illicit copy of an interactive device enabling women to think for themselves.
In the 21st century, powerful neo-Victorians rule over Atlantis/Shanghai. A nano-technologist is the fugitive creator of an illicit copy of an interac...
Since childhood, Raz has lived behind the walls of a 3400-year-old monastery, a sanctuary for scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians. There, he and his cohorts are sealed off from the illiterate, irrational, and unpredictable 'saecular' world.
Since childhood, Raz has lived behind the walls of a 3400-year-old monastery, a sanctuary for scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians. There, he ...
Richard Forthrast, a marijuana smuggler, has parlayed his wealth into an empire by developing T'Rain, a billion-dollar online role-playing game. But T'Rain's success has also made it a target. Hackers have struck gold, unleashing REAMDE, a virus that encrypts a player's electronic files and holds them for ransom.
Richard Forthrast, a marijuana smuggler, has parlayed his wealth into an empire by developing T'Rain, a billion-dollar online role-playing game. But T...
In this definitive collection of Stephenson's writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century - mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history of science and technology- under his eclectic and unflinching gaze.
In this definitive collection of Stephenson's writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century - mathematics, c...
The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction. President Barack Obama's summer reading choice and recently optioned by Ron Howard and IMAGINE to be made into a major motion picture.
The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction. President Barack Obama's summer reading choice and recently optioned by Ron Howard and I...
