Neal Stephenson’s new novel Anathem is now in stores and I cannot wait to devour every one of its yummy 960 pages.
Back in August Wired wrote a great profile on Stephenson which I suggest you read. I learned quite a bit about him that I did not already know and found it quite interesting.
If you are thinking to yourself right now “Who is Neal Stephenson?” and/or you haven’t read any of his other books, like Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon or the three book Baroque Cycle, you are seriously missing out on some fantastic literature. Along with King and Gaiman, Stephenson is hands down my favorite living author. Please do not make me rank them. Please.
To get all sorts of fired up about Anathem, please watch the interview below. In it Neal talks about the themes that make up his new novel:

Last but not least, check out this blurb from Cryptonomicon that I posted back when I was just starting this blog.
Some via Neu