The diamond age by neal stephenson overdrive rakuten. I thought, why not create an educational book that would tell the same stories with increasing complexity as the child grew up. 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. Four decades ago, richard forthrast, the black sheep of an iowa family, fled to a wild and lonely mountainous corner of british columbia to avoid the draft. Written by neal stephenson, narrated by jennifer wiltsie. Stephenson s next solo novel, published in 1995, was the diamond age. I could never love snow crash, even though it is revered by stephenson fans. Seductive, episodic fantasy about a near future where technology has created a wonderland. The book is rich with technological, social, political, and philosophical visions of a. Set in 21stcentury shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a stateoftheart interactive device falls into. The ruby age is a sciencefiction story that prepares for the development of nanotechnology and also assesses its social repercussions. Neal stephenson issues from a clan of rootless, itinerant hardscience and engineering professors mostly pac10, big 10, and big 8 with the occasional wild strain of ivy.
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An illicit copy of the book falls into the hands of an abused little girl, nell. The diamond age by neal stephenson read by jennifer wiltsie. Set in 21stcentury shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a stateoftheart interactive device falls into the hands of a. The personal website of author neal stephenson, unless its been hacked. This is the third neal stephenson book ive read, the first two being zodiac then snow crash. Neal stephenson, detlef bierstedt, audible studios. Nov 21, 2018 the diamond age audiobook neal stephenson november 21, 2018 audiobook comments. Snow crash is without question the biggest sf novel of the 1990s. It is to some extent a bildungsroman or comingof age story, focused on a young girl named nell, set in a future world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. Or, a young ladys illustrated primer by neal stephenson was released in 1995 and is considered a science fiction classic it sits alongside stephensons debut novel snow crash on our ultimate science fiction reading list. Diamond age by neal stephenson 1 at the best online ebook storage. Book of the week the diamond age by neal stephenson youtube. Usa today stephensons worldbuilding skills are extraordinary. Book of the week the diamond age by neal stephenson.
Set in 21st century shanghai, this is the story of what happens when a stateof the art interactive. Neal stephenson the diamond age audiobook 2189 views neal stephenson the diamond age audiobook or, a young ladys illustrated primer, bantam spectra book. Or, a young ladys illustrated primer is a science fiction novel by american writer neal stephenson. Neal town stephenson born october 31, 1959 is an american writer known for his works of speculative fiction his novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque stephensons work explores subjects such as mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history of science.
The diamond age book charlotte mecklenburg library. It is to some extent a science fiction comingofage story, focused on a young girl named nell, and set in a future world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. Set in 21stcentury shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a stateof the art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named nell. Reamde by neal stephenson audiobook full 14 youtube. The diamond age by neal stephenson on free audio book download.
Or, a young ladys illustrated primer bantam spectra book by neal stephenson. The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device. It is to some extent a science fiction comingof age story, focused on a young girl named nell, and set in a future world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. Set in twentyfirstcentury shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a stateoftheart interactive device falls into. Set in twentyfirst century shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a stateof the art interactive device falls in the hands of a street urchin named nell. Neal stephenson author neal stephenson issues from a clan of rootless, itinerant hardscience and engineering professors mostly pac10, big 10, and big 8 with the occasional wild strain of ivy. Jun 10, 2017 four decades ago, richard forthrast, the black sheep of an iowa family, fled to a wild and lonely mountainous corner of british columbia to avoid the draft. Stephenson snow crash, 1992 imagines a 21st century in which molecular machines nanotechnology can create any desired object or structure. Download and read online for free diamond age by neal stephenson 1. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A novel showing 12 books that are similar to the diamond age.
I seem to end up somewhat lukewarm on his work, but i liked this the best of the three. Dickens immediately surfaces as a point of comparison, not only because of the size of the book but because the future stephenson presents his readers with is, in many respects, a skewed reflection and imitation of the victorian age. Neal s sf novel, the diamond age, promises more of the same. Set in twentyfirstcentury shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a stateof the art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named nell. Livre audio the diamond age neal stephenson audible. Set to a great extent in vigorously populated and tribally stratified future southeast asia, the courageous woman of the story, nell, a financially denied young woman, comes into ownership of a mystical book which makes a large group of new open doors for her. The novel deals with themes of education, social class, ethnicity, and the nature of artificial intelligence. The diamond age or, young ladys illustrated primer neal stephenson. It held my interest better and i enjoyed the story more, or at least parts of it. But i am a sucker for a story welltold from a childs perspective e. In my opinion, the first half of the diamond age is among stephensons best work. Neals sf novel, the diamond age, promises more of the same.
The diamond age book by neal stephenson thriftbooks. Stephensons story, while at first disorientingly confusing, is made a. The diamond age npr coverage of the diamond age by neal stephenson. Neal stephenson, jennifer wiltsie, audible studios. In snow crash, neal stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Wiltsie delivers most of the novel with an american accent. Newsweek stephenson is the hottest science fiction writer in america. In the book, she becomes princess nell, the focus of marvelous tales and experiences that, seemingly incidentally, educate and train her. Another great one by stephenson personally, i liked this book better than neal stephensons breakout and signature novel, snow crash. The diamond age audiobook neal stephenson november 21, 2018 audiobook comments. The diamond age envisions the next century as brilliantly as snow crash did the day after tomorrow. Her life, and the entire future of humanity, is about to be decoded and. In my opinion, the first half of the diamond age is among stephenson s best work.
Seen back then as futuristic, stephenson s novel includes broadrange universal selflearning nanotechnology, dynabooks, robotics, cybernetics, and cyber cities. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. The diamond age audiobook by neal stephenson streaming. The diamond age is set about 100 years in the future, and the title refers to the era where nanotechnology the ability to build very small machines molecule by molecule allows virtually anything to be created very cheaply, thus. He began his higher education as a physics major, then switched to geograph.
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