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Description

In Snow Crash , Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age , he delivers another stunning tale. Set in twenty-first century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin... read more

First Sentence

The bells of St. Mark’s were ringing changes up on the mountain when Bud skated over to the mod parlor to upgrade his skull gun.

Series

This is book 2 in the Neal Stephenson Metaverse series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Neal Stephenson (Author)

Awards

  • Locus (1996: Best Science Fiction Novel)
  • Hugo (1996: Best sciencie fiction novel)
 

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  • Snow Crash

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  • In the Beginning...was the Command Line

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