Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson - Fall, or Dodge in Hell
Recorded live on Jun 6, 02019
at The Interval at Long Now
Neal Stephenson author of Fall, or Dodge in Hell in conversation with Long Now Board Member, Kevin Kelly.
Tickets included a signed copy of Fall, or Dodge in Hell.
Fall, or Dodge in Hell is pure, unadulterated fun: a grand drama of analog and digital, man and machine, angels and demons, gods and followers, the finite and the eternal. In this exhilarating epic, Neal Stephenson raises profound existential questions and touches on the revolutionary breakthroughs that are transforming our future. Combining the technological, philosophical, and spiritual in one grand myth, he delivers a mind-blowing speculative literary saga for the modern age.
Neal Stephenson is the bestselling author of the novels Reamde , Anathem , The System of the World , The Confusion , Quicksilver , Cryptonomicon , The Diamond Age , Snow Crash , and Zodiac , and the groundbreaking nonfiction work "In the Beginning...Was the Command Line." He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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Neal Stephenson's writing catapults the reader into his deeply imaginative, meticulously researched and captivating worlds. Crafting gripping stories across genres from cyber-punk, historical fiction, speculative and science fiction to thoughtful non-fiction writing on technology and culture, Stephenson's sharp eye and voracious intellect deliver full immersion into his narratives.
A long-time friend of The Long Now Foundation, Stephenson contributed early ideas for the 10,000 Year Clock which grew into elements of his 02008 novel, Anathem. His newest book, Polostan, was released on October 15, 02024.
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