Neal town stephenson born october 31, 1959 is an american writer known for his works of speculative fiction. Cryptonomicon by neal stephenson, snow crash by neal stephenson, the diamond age. Neal stephenson books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Order of neal stephenson books neal stephenson is an american author primarily of speculative fiction, but also of other subgenres of science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk and several other genres. American writer neal stephenson was born october 31, 1959 in maryland. Neal stephenson is a popular speculative fiction author whose books feature mostly in the cyberpunk sciencefiction and technothriller genre. One of times 100 best englishlanguage novels a mindaltering romp through a. With books like snow crash, cryptonomicon, and his baroque cycle series, the author has become an icon for all those readers who enjoy treaties on topics like cryptography, mathematics, history of. Neal stephenson books list of books by author neal stephenson.
Neal town stephenson was born in 1959, in fort meade, maryland in a family of scientists. Is it necessary to read any of neal stephensons books first in order. But for the first 600 pages or so, what he mainly seems interested in. Books recommended by neal stephenson bookadvice reading. Neal stephenson kicks off his baroque cycle with quicksilver, an absolutely epic tale weighing in at over 900 pages.
With this extraordinary first volume in what promises to be an epochmaking masterpiece, neal stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that shaped this century. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read seveneves. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Top 10 books by neal stephenson best book recommendations. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque. Author neal stephensons complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. But for the first 600 pages or so, what he mainly seems interested in are the most literal. I love stephenson, i really do, but those books were pure wankery on his part.
It is to some extent a bildungsroman or comingofage story, focused on a young girl named nell, set in a future world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. Anathem is another in a line of unique novels from neal stephenson. Ive enjoyed all of his books, and they all have something unique to offer. In his legendary, sprawling masterpiece, neal stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling. I genuinely love neal stephenson books, but as he has gotten older, his books have gotten progressively longer, and my ability to stick with his particular neal stephensonspecific style of writing. It is a good example of a cyberpunk novel which deals with a nearfuture us where the country has balkanized, the federal government has all but diss. This graphic novel, illustrated by jaoa vieira and available only as an ebook, was inspired by historical events.
Authorsbooks similar to neal stephenson cryptonomicon. My new novel, fall, or dodge in hell, goes on sale in june 2019 in the usa. Fuck that book is amazing, if they could ever do it justice with a movie that would be incredible. Neal stephenson, the hottest science fiction writer in america, takes science fiction to dazzling new levels. Neal stephenson 1959 is an american author, futurist and game designer most well known for his works of speculative fiction. See all books authored by neal stephenson, including snow crash, and seveneves, and more on. Mar 17, 2009 neal stephenson is the bestselling author of the novels reamde, anathem, the system of the world, the confusion, quicksilver, cryptonomicon, the diamond age, snow crash, and zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work in the beginning. I had read one of stephensons earlier books, snow crash, and thought this new one would be a good way to get back into scifi. It has more in common with reamde and cobweb, two of stephensons books which fall into the good but not amazing category. This graphic novel, illustrated by jaoa vieira and available only as an ebook, was inspired by historical.
The personal website of author neal stephenson, unless its been hacked. Or, a young ladys illustrated primer is a science fiction novel by american writer neal stephenson. Each of his baroque cycle novels is nearly 1,000 pages and very ponderous. Peter andreas thiel is a germanamerican entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
Pdf seveneves by neal stephenson download pdf free ebook. As for neal stephenson, snow crash and diamond age are stand alone you can read them in any order, ive not read the cryptonomicon but im lead to believe that a lot of the concepts in it lead into the baroque cycle books so you would probably want to read it before them. May 31, 2015 stephenson does eventually get around to some of those ideas, especially in later sections of the book. Neal stephenson is best known for his writing style which covers a fictional universe that ordinary people finds really odd. Neal stephenson is the author of eight novels, including the cult successes snowcrash and cryptonomicon. Top 9 books recommended by the leader neal stephenson. Neal stephenson is the author of the threevolume historical epic the baroque cycle quicksilver, the confusion and the system of the world as well as the novels cryptonomicon, the diamond age winner of a hugo award, snow crash, zodiac, anathem and reamde. I love the characters hiro protagonist is an awesome name, my gamertag is thehiroweneed and the story is just so badass, you wouldnt expect it for something being nerdy but the character of raven is amazing. Since ive advocated for the use of treadmill desks in some remarks and evangelized it to people i know, i thought it behooved me to publish some data and some reflections on it, born of experience. Neal stephenson is the author of the threevolume historical epic the baroque cycle quicksilver, the confusion, and the system of the world and the novels cryptonomicon, the diamond age, snow crash, and zodiac. His father, a professor of electrical engineering, his mother, a biochemistry lab worker, his grandfathers, one a physics professor and the other a biochemistry professor were all role models in his life that helped shape him to the prolific writer he would become. Judged against his best, this is not prime stephenson. Stephenson does eventually get around to some of those ideas, especially in later sections of the book.
Neal town stephenson is an american writer known for his works of speculative fiction. Yeah, but the baroque cycle was about 2k pages too long. He was first published in 1984, but it was not until the publication of his third book snow crash that he became widely known. His earlier books like snow crash and the diamond age are excellent glimpses of the conceptdriven novels that he has been writing for the last ten years. The book was originally intended to be a cycle of three books, but they were combined into a single volume. Author neal stephenson neal town stephenson born october 31, 1959 is an american writer, known for his speculative fiction works, which have been variously categorized science fiction, historical fiction, maximalism, cyberpunk, and postcyberpunk. Stephenson studied at boston university, first specializing in physics, then switching to geography after he found that it would allow him to spend more time on the university. When bill gates released his five recommended summer reading books for this year, there was a fun surprise neal stephensons science fiction epic seveneves, the first scifi. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. I have been using a treadmill desk for a few years, but in midjanuary of 2014 i began keeping. Author neal stephenson bio and signed books vj books.
Stephenson s work explores subjects such as mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history. These later works are a lot harder to get into and are not recommended unless you enjoy historical fiction. A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, neal stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. Neal stephenson audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. This book is another fiction where predictable stuff can come up while reading and you may not find it interesting. In 1942, lawrence pritchard waterhouse mathematical genius and young captain in the u. But neal stephenson also has his other styles of writing because he can also cater to those who are looking for a nonfiction books that they can read. Neal stephenson is the bestselling author of the novels reamde, anathem, the system of the world, the confusion, quicksilver, cryptonomicon, the diamond age, snow crash, and zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work in the beginning. Books recommended by neal stephenson bookadvice reading list. Quicksilver is the story of daniel waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of baroqueera europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight. Neal stephenson books you must read cryptonomicon 1999 read description above snow crash 1992. I get it, neal, you can write forever about the most boring of possible subjects oh boy, another chapter about renaissance era fashion. A free excerpt from seveneves by neal stephenson online books in format pdf. Standalone books aside, stephenson has penned several other series of books ranging from a onebook series to trilogies to an octalogy to a 22book series.
Neal stephenson, signed abebooks shop for books, art. I have been using a treadmill desk for a few years, but in midjanuary of 2014 i. May 27, 2016 these later works are a lot harder to get into and are not recommended unless you enjoy historical fiction. Bill gates recommends neal stephensons seveneves business.
The most notable and earliest english language series of books in neal stephensons bibliography is titled the baroque cycle. The confusion, and the system of the world and the novels cryptonomicon, the diamond. This book is a complete package of thrill plus suspense and it is a heart pounding story that makes this book as one of the best books by neal stephenson in order. Seveneves does give us memorable characters and some wonderfully inventive moments, and i enjoyed it overall.
Bestselling author neal stephenson has added a couple dozen books to. Browse neal stephensons bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. So when a friend recommended neal stephensons most recent novel, seveneves, i thought i would give it a try. From the author of the threevolume historical epic the baroque cycle and seveneves.
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