Cryptonomicon
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (748 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002WEBBRI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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A word to the wise: if you read this book in one sitting, you may die of information overload (and starvation). It's the hip, readable heir to Gravity's Rainbow and the Illuminatus trilogy. Neal Stephenson enjoys cult status among science fiction fans and techie types thanks to Snow Crash, which so completely redefined conventional notions of the high-tech future that it became a self-fulfilling prophecy. "When we want to sink a convoy, we send out an observation plane first. Every page has a math problem, a quotable in-joke, an amazing idea, or a bit of sharp prose. Then, when we come round and sink them, t
And it will represent the path to unimaginable riches and a future of personal and digital libertyor to universal totalitarianism reborn.A breathtaking tour de force, and Neal Stephenson's most accomplished and affecting work to date, Cryptonomicon is profound and prophetic, hypnotic and hyper-driven, as it leaps forward and back between World War II and the World Wide Web, hinting all the while at a dark day-after-tomorrow. As governments and multinationals attack the endeavor, Randy joins forces with Shaftoe's tough-as-nails granddaughter, Amy, to secretly salvage a sunken Nazi submarine that holds the key to keeping the dream of a data haven afloat. It is a game, a cryptographic chess match between Waterhouse and his German counterpart, translated into action by the gung-ho Shaftoe and his forces.Fast-forward to the present, where Waterhouse's crypto-hacker grandson, Randy, is attempting to create a "data haven" in Southeast Asia—a place where encrypted data can be stored and exchanged free of repression and scrutiny. With this extraordinary first volume in what promises to be an epoch-making masterpiece, Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the fo
Jason Gordon said A Fantastic Story. I find it difficult to believe I could like this book any more than I do. I've tried to read other works from Mr. Stephenson in the past and I found them unreadable, mostly because I picked them with an expectation of some science or fantasy, or some combination of both. That was my bad. I approached this book with a completely open mind which allowed me to become involved wit. "Brilliant, fast paced historical and near futurist adventure" according to Boris Starosta. It won some Science Fiction prizes, but in reading it I'd say there is not much science fiction. Instead there's a fair bit of science fact, mathematics/cryptography principles (taught by the way), historical fact and mis-en-scene (and historical fiction/drama), and a bit of futurist thinking (i.e. before bitcoin was invented, Stephenson in effect proposes something like it, e. Engrossing, imaginative story - great introduction to Neal Stephenson Stephenson might be the smartest person writing fiction today. He has some of the most imaginative books out there, including futuristic and in some cases prophetic works such as The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book).This is a good introduction to Stephenson. It's set in current times (actually more turn of the century, being published in