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....

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 in 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 author of “Anathem”; the three-vo

Neal Stephenson is the author of “Anathem”; the three-vo

Neal Stephenson is the author of “Anathem”; the three-vo

Neal Stephenson is the author of “Anathem”; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (“Quicksilver”, "The lume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (“Quicksilver”, "The lume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (“Quicksilver”, "The lume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (“Quicksilver”, “The Confusion”, and “The System of the World”); “Cryptonomicon”;Confusion“, and ”The System of the World"); “Cryptonomicon”;Con