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2009 Wrap-Up external link

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson Dracula by Bram Stoker Touchstone by Laurie R. King Crocodile On The Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (re-read) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Sun, Jan 10 |  from 50 Book Challenge

 

Eleventh Annual Endeavour Award external link

The other finalists were “Anathem” by Seattle, WA, writer Neal Stephenson; “Ill Met in the Arena” by Dave Duncan, who lives in Victoria, BC; “Long Walks, ...
Wed, Dec 9 |  from SFWA

 

Do typewriters hold the keys to fine writing? external link

Thumbnail I know this is really about typewriters, but i feel i should mention gigantic novel writer Neal Stephenson hand writes everything. ... and more »
Tue, Dec 1 |  from EducationGuardian.co.uk

 

What happened to Second Life? external link

Thumbnail In Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson, a seminal sci-fi work of the 90s, one of the plots is that there was this whole metaverse exactly like Second Life, ... and more »
Fri, Nov 20 |  from BBC News

 

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email external link

He learns of the existence of a new drug called Snow Crash, that's both a computer virus and a reality-altering substance. He's the undisputed champion of ... and more »
Thu, Nov 19 |  from io9

 

Review: 'Anathem,' by Neal Stephenson external link

 CO - By Chauncey Mabe McClatchy Newspapers Much as I enjoyed Neal Stephenson's ravishingly brilliant, outrageously ambitious "Anathem," I can't help but think it ...
Fri, Dec 26 |  from Boulder Daily Camera

 

Book 48: "Anathem", by Neal Stephenson external link

And what a plot that is. The Baroque Cycle and Cryptonomicon (if you liked them) could be described simply as interesting things happening to interesting people, with the plot almost secondary. That's not the case here, although there are certainly interesting things happening to inter...
Sat, Dec 6 |  from scs-11 (Livejournal)

 

The 10 Best Sci-Fi Films Never Made | Mania.com external link

That's the sort of thing Neal Stephenson writes in his hacker novel Snow Crash, a fascinating, horrifically violent semi-satire where the hero/protagonist of the story is named Hiro Protagonist. This book coined the terms "avatar" and ...
Sat, Nov 22 |  from Comics2Film

 

Opinion: Anathem by Neal Stephenson external link

msaari's review: "An excellent book, just as good as Cryptonomicon or the Baroque Cycle (or actually even slightly better than Baroque Cycle, which kind of lagged at some points). The world is just fabulous, and I would've loved getting ...
Mon, Oct 27 |  from Recent books tagged "cyberpunk" on LibraryThing

 

"The only thing keeping these banks honest is the other banks" external link

Neal Stephenson Cryptonomicon There is a lot of heavy bamboo in front of this truck, dozens of makeshift turnpikes blocking their path to the river, for the officers of the U.S. Navy's Asiatic Fleet, and of the Fourth Marines, who dreamed up this little operation forgot to take the Friday Af...
Mon, Oct 13 |  from So Quoted

 

Review: Anathem by Neal Stephenson external link

Thumbnail  United Kingdom - After all, Stephenson's Snow Crash and The Diamond Age and Cryptonomicon were all science fiction, and all long, but were none the less magnificent analyses ...
Fri, Oct 3 |  from Telegraph.co.uk

 

Book Review: Daemon - by Leinad Zeraus external link

I just finished the most thought provoking cyberpunk novel I think I've ever read: Daemon by Leinad Zeraus. Here's my review (without spoilers). Daemon comfortably stands with Neal Stephenson's Crytonomicon and Snow Crash, or Philip K. ...
Sun, Sep 21 |  from Dustin Kirkland

 

Book Review | Anathem Futuristic tale blends humor, suspense external link

Thumbnail  OH - Anathem stands tall next to Stephenson's Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon as well as works by other science-fiction writers starting with Jules Verne. ...
Tue, Sep 9 |  from Columbus Dispatch

 

Best Neal Stephenson Characters - Anathem Review - Popular Mechanics external link

His first appearance is good, too: Raven offers the protagonist a hit of Snow Crash—a drug-like computer program made to be accessed by people in a virtual metaverse, and although the offer is made while the two's avatars are in the ...
Mon, Sep 8 |  from Popular Mechanics

 

ArmadilloCon 2008: What You Should Have Read external link

Science fiction: Cory Doctorow: Little Brother Alistair Reynolds: House of Suns -- new space opera Neal Stephenson: Anathem Thomas Disch: Word of God -- in this novel Thomas Disch reveals that he's God, and that his opponent is Phillip K. Dick, which he's been fighting for all eternity.
Sun, Aug 31 |  from unless-spring (Livejournal)

 

Opinion: Spooky, wonderful music CD in Neal Stephenson’s new novel external link

“Al got an advance review copy of neal Stephenson’s new book Anathem – which looks really good! — and discovered that it came wiht a CD of music inspired by the story. Incredibly weird, wonderful music. ...
Thu, Jun 26 |  from 1337g33k (WordPress)

 

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