The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

Publisher Marketing: 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 named Nell. Her life and the entire future of humanity is about to be decoded and reprogrammed. NEAL STEPHENSON IS THE QUENTIN TARANTINO OF POSTCYBERPUNK SCIENCE FICTION. HAVING FIGURED OUT HOW TO ENTERTAIN THE HELL OUT OF A MASS AUDIENCE, STEPHENSON HAS LIKEWISE UPPED THE FORM S ANTE WITH RAMBUNCTIOUS GLEE. Village Voice SNOW CRASH DREW ITS MANIC ENERGY FROM THE CYBERPUNKISH CONCEIT THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IN VIRTUAL REALITY; IN THE DIAMOND AGE THE WONDERS OF CYBERSPACE PALE BEFORE THE EVEN MORE DAZZLING POWERS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY. New York Times Book Review THE DIAMOND AGE ESTABLISHES NEAL STEPHENSON AS A POWERFUL VOICE FOR THE CYBER AGE AT ONCE WHIMSICAL, SATIRICAL, AND CAUTIONARY. USA Today STEPHENSON S WORLD-BUILDING SKILLS ARE EXTRAORDINARY. THE DIAMOND AGE SHOULD CEMENT STEPHENSON S REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST AND WITTIEST YOUNG AUTHORS OF AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION. San Diego Union-Tribune" Review Citations: Library Journal 02/15/2002 pg. 193 (EAN 9781586211141, Analog Audio Cassette) Publishers Weekly 01/08/1996 pg. 66 (EAN 9780553573312, Mass Market Paperbound) Booklist 01/01/1995 pg. 804 (EAN 9780553096095, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 12/19/1994 pg. 49 (EAN 9780553096095, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 12/01/1994 pg. 1578 (EAN 9780553096095, Hardcover) Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/1996 pg. 738 (EAN 9780553096095, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1995 pg. 622 (EAN 9780553096095, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 889 (EAN 9780553096095, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 883 (EAN 9780553096095, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Stephenson, Neal Neal Stephenson is primarily a fiction author and has received several awards for his works in speculative fiction. His more popular books include Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon, The Baroque Cycle, and Anathem. Contributor Bio:  Wiltsie, Jennifer Jennifer Wiltsie's films includes "Wendigo, Uninvited" and "The Fever" with Vanessa Redgrave. She has guest-starred on HBO's "The Sopranos" and Masterpiece Theatre's "Clarissa". On Broadway she has performed with Matthew Broderick in "Night Must Fall", and her off-Broadway credits include Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra". In London's West-End, she starred in Alan Ayckbourn's revival of "Absurd Person Singular".