Neal Stephenson Livres

Ce sous-marin allemand de la Seconde Guerre mondiale transporte-t-il seulement le secret de la Machine Enigma ? Ou bien le plus fabuleux des trésors nazis que le réseau Kinakuta va s'efforcer de détourner ? C'est de la réponse que vont dépendre notre présent et notre avenir. Et plus encore les destins de personnages aussi fabuleux qu'incroyables comme Alan surin, Rudolf von Hacklheber, Bobby Shaftoe et Goto Dengo. Certains existent et d'autres pas. Mais le savent-ils vraiment ? Voici le deuxième volet d'un livre culte, entre science fiction, espionnage et uchronie, science dure et cauchemar psychédélique. Avec Le Samouraï virtuel et L'Age de diamant (Prix Hugo), puis Le Code Enigma (Cryptonomicon 1), Neal Stephenson s'impose comme le plus inventif, le plus éblouissant des nouveaux auteurs américains.

Front du Pacifique, 1944. Pour sauver leur tresor de guerre, les Japonais n'ont qu'un seul atout: un secret nomme Golgotha. Au meme moment, au large des Philippines, un etrange sous-marin allemand emporte les codes de guerre des nazis. Soixante ans plus tard, ces mysteres vont voler en eclats. La conclusion brillante d'un roman-jeu de piste deja culte, ou le techno-thriller rencontre les sciences exactes.

Du passé mystérieux de la Seconde Guerre mondiale à l'avenir proche des réseaux tout-puissants et omniprésents, une constante : la cryptographie, qui permet de chiffrer les messages les plus secrets. Est-il toujours possible de briser un code ? Ou bien faut-il recourir à des moyens... plus directs ? Après Le Samouraï virtuel et L'Age de diamant (Prix Hugo 1997), publiés dans la même collection, Neal Stephenson nous propose avec Le Code Enigma, premier volet de la trilogie Cryptonomicon, un technothriller haletant, à la lisière du roman d'espionnage, de la science-fiction et de l'uchronie. Un livre d'une verve éblouissante qui est en train de devenir un texte culte aux Etats-Unis.

England, 1714. London has long been home to a secret war between the brilliant, enigmatic Master of the Mint and closet alchemist, Isaac Newton, and his archnemesis, the insidious counterfeiter Jack the Coiner. Hostilities are suddenly moving to a new and more volatile level as Half-Cocked Jack hatches a daring plan, aiming for the total corruption of Britain's newborn monetary system. Enter Daniel Waterhouse: Aging Puritan and Natural Philosopher, Daniel has been on a long and harrowing quest to help mend the rift between adversarial geniuses. As Daniel combs city and country for clues to the identity of the blackguard who is attempting to blow up Natural Philosophers, political factions jockey for position while awaiting the impending death of the ailing queen, and the "holy grail" of alchemy, the key to life eternal, tantalizes and continues to elude Isaac Newton. As Newton, Waterhouse, and Shaftoe each circle closer to the object of Daniel's quest, everything that was will be changed forever ... This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

"Black Ephemera explores the crisis and the challenge of the Black Musical archive in a moment when Black American culture has become a global import, yet the cultural DNA of that culture is becoming obscured in the transformation from analog to digital"--

In this compelling adventure, Stephenson brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters in the late 1600s on the high seas. It is a time of breathtaking genius and discovery for men and women whose exploits define an age known as Baroque.

A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. . . and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance.--back cover

The future is small. The future is nano... And who could be smaller or more insignificant than poor Little Nell - an orphan girl alone and adrift in a world of Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and warring nano-technology? Well, not quite alone. Because Nell has a friend, of sorts. A guide, a teacher, an armed and unarmed combat instructor, a book and a computer.

Neal Stephenson follows his international bestseller, the WWII thriller Cryptonomicon, with a novel set in the 16th and 17th centuries, in a world of war, scientific, religious and political turmoil. With a cast of characters that includes Newton, Leibniz

Erasmas, 'Raz', is a young avout living in the Concent. Three times during history's darkest epochs, violence has invaded and devastated the cloistered community. Yet the avout have always managed to adapt in the wake of catastrophe. But they now prepare to open the Concent's gates to the outside...

After the Internet, what came next? Enter the Metaverse - cyberspace home to avatars and software daemons, where anything and just about everything goes. Newly available on the Street - the Metaverse's main drag - is Snow Crash, a cyberdrug. Trouble is Snow Crash is also a computer virus - and something more. Because once taken it infects the person behind the avatar.

The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction President Barack Obama's summer reading choice THE EARTH WAS A TICKING TIME BOMB. To ensure the survival they had to look beyond its atmosphere. So they became pioneers. Five thousand years later and their progeny form seven distinct races and they must journey to an alien: Earth. A magnificent, visionary work of speculative fiction from a true visionary that will dazzle you with its depth, psychology and awesome imagination.

When his own high-tech start up turns into a Fortune 500 computer gaming group, Richard Forthrast, the black sheep of an Iowa family who has amassed an illegal fortune, finds the line between fantasy and reality becoming blurred when a virtual war for dominance is triggered.

The conclusion of the epic adventures of the Shield-Brethren.

When you interfere with the past, there's no telling what you might find in your future... In 1851, London’s Crystal Palace hosts The Great Exhibition, showcasing the rise of technology and commerce, and alongside it, the decline of magic. Once powerful, now mere myth. Years later, Melisande Stokes, linguistics and languages expert, and Tristan Lyons, shadowy government agent, will rediscover magic and all its power, bringing about the creation of the Department of Diachronic Operations - D.O.D.O. D.O.D.O.'s mission is clear: to develop a device that will send their agents back in time to keep the magic alive... and alter the course of history. Written with genius and complexity, this vividly realised novel will make you believe the impossible, and question the very foundations of the modern world.

This is "the Word" -- one man's word, certainly -- about the art (and artifice) of the state of our computer-centric existence. And considering that the "one man" is Neal Stephenson, "the hacker Hemingway" ( Newsweek ) -- acclaimed novelist, pragmatist, seer, nerd-friendly philosopher, and nationally bestselling author of groundbreaking literary works ( Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, etc., etc.) -- the word is well worth hearing. Mostly well-reasoned examination and partial rant, Stephenson's In the Beginning... was the Command Line is a thoughtful, irreverent, hilarious treatise on the cyber-culture past and present; on operating system tyrannies and downloaded popular revolutions; on the Internet, Disney World, Big Bangs, not to mention the meaning of life itself.

Set against a backdrop of political upheaval, the story follows Dawn Rae Bjornberg, a young woman with a complex heritage shaped by cowboy anarchism and Leninist ideals. Raised in Leningrad after the Russian Revolution, she later navigates her teenage years in Montana. As she becomes involved in gun running and revolution in Washington, D.C. during the Great Depression, a shocking revelation about her past forces her to return to Russia, where she is trained as a spy for what will become the KGB.

A definitive collection of Stephenson's writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century under his eclectic and unflinching gaze.

Sangamon Taylor's a New Age Sam Spade who sports a wet suit instead of a trench coat and prefers Jolt from the can to Scotch on the rocks. He knows about chemical sludge the way he knows about evil -- all too intimately. And the toxic trail he follows leads to some high and foul places. Before long Taylor's house is bombed, his every move followed, he's adopted by reservation Indians, moves onto the FBI's most wanted list, makes up with his girlfriend, and plays a starring role in the near-assassination of a presidential candidate. Closing the case with the aid of his burnout roomate, his tofu-eating comrades, three major networks, and a range of unconventional weaponry, Sangamon Taylor pulls off the most startling caper in Boston Harbor since the Tea Party. As he navigates this ecological thriller with hardboiled wit and the biggest outboard motor he can get his hands on, Taylor reveals himself as one of the last of the white-hatted good guys in a very toxic world.

A biochip in presidential candidate William Cozzano's brain hardwires him to a computerized polling system that channels the mood of the electorate directly into his brain.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with a visionary technothriller about climate change

Focuses on the aftermath of the world-shattering Mongolian invasion of 1241 and the difficult paths undertaken by its resilient survivors.

Set against the backdrop of the Gulf War, this political thriller combines sharp wit with a chillingly relevant narrative. Co-authored by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George, the story unfolds during a time of tension, offering a satirical yet gripping exploration of the era's complexities. With its engaging plot and incisive commentary, the novel showcases the authors' ability to capture the zeitgeist, making it a standout work that resonates with contemporary themes.

"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves, Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon returns with a wildly inventive and entertaining science fiction thriller--Paradise Lost by way of Philip K. Dick--that unfolds in the near future, in parallel worlds"-- Provided by publisher

In 1241, warriors try to stop the Mongols from invading Europe; in the nineteenth century, a group of martial artists provide a language expert with lost manuscripts to translate that chronicle their ancestors' thirteenth century battles.

Stephanson explores the origins of Manifest Destiny--the American idea of providential and historical chosenness--and shows how and why it has been invoked over the past three hundred years. He traces the roots of Manifest Destiny from the British settlement of North America and the rise of Puritanism through Woodrow Wilson's efforts to "make the world safe for democracy" and Ronald Reagan's struggle against the "evil empire" of the Soviet Union. The result is a remarkable and necessary book about how faith in divinely ordained expansionism has marked the course of American history.

From the New York Times bestselling author of SEVENEVES 'One of the great novels of our time' Wall Street Journal 'Wonderful' Guardian 'Staggering' New York Times 'Captivating' Washington Post 'Cutting-edge' Booklist 'Mind-blowing' Slate What if we could live forever? What if we did? In Fall or, Dodge in Hell exists a world where we hold the keys to our own mortality, where the limits of survival no longer exist, and the potential to decide our fates lies in our corruptible hands. From one of the greatest speculative writers of our time comes an epic saga of life and death, power and technology, and a future that isn't as far away as it seems...

The New York Times Book Review called Neal Stephenson's most recent novel "electrifying" and "hilarious".  but if you want to know Stephenson was doing twenty years before he wrote the epic Cryptonomicon, it's back-to-school time. Back to The Big U, that is, a hilarious send-up of American college life starring after years out of print, The Big U is required reading for anyone interested in the early work of this singular writer.

Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe--London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer and legendary King of the Vagabonds--risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox.And it is the tale of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent Europe through the newborn power of finance.A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life, Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most original and important literary talents of our time.And it's just the beginning...(back cover)This P.S. AquanCover illustration from the Mary Evans Picture Library; painting of Great Fire of London on stepback

Der geniale Nanotechniker Hackworth fertigt verbotenerweise eine Kopie der »Illustrierten Fibel für die junge Dame« an. Dieses elektronische Benimmbuch der Zukunft, das Mutter, Kindermädchen und Schule ersetzt, ist der herrschenden Klasse vorbehalten, doch es fällt der kleinen Nell in die Hände, einem Mädchen aus der Unterschicht von Shanghai. Nell loggt sich in das in der Fibel verborgene Informationsnetzwerk ein, womit sich nicht nur ihr Leben für immer zu verändern beginnt ...

Pierwsze na polskim rynku studium poświęcone nowoczesnej i bardzo perspektywicznej technologii wykorzystania wodoru w XXI w. Energetyka wodorowa obejmuje nowoczesną i pojemną gałąź technologii energetycznych, na którą składają się sposoby wytwarzania wodoru, jego magazynowania, transportu i konwersji do różnych postaci energii. Książka znajdzie swoich Czytelników wśród słuchaczy studiów I, II i III stopnia oraz studiów podyplomowych na kierunkach związanych z ENERGETYKĄ, TRANSPORTEM, ELEKTROTECHNIKĄ czy INŻYNIERIĄ ŚRODOWISKA. Zainteresuje również inżynierów energetyków czy specjalistów OZE.

È l'anno 3689 e il pianeta Arbre vive un periodo di pace e serenità. Nel suo passato ci sono imperi, colpi di stato militari, gli Eventi Tragici e la Ricostituzione, il Primo, il Secondo e il Terzo Sacco, ma nei secoli è stato raggiunto un equilibrio. Gli scienziati, i matematici, i filosofi vivono chiusi nei loro "concenti", e si dedicano alla pura speculazione teorica senza avere nessun contatto con la tecnologia, che invece segna l'esistenza del resto della popolazione: gli "extramuros", sottoposti al Potere Secolare. Ma qualcosa minaccia l'ordine perfetto di Arbre: lo dimostra l'espulsione dal concento di Saunt Edhar, al canto struggente dell'Anathem, del sapiente Orolo, che osservando il cielo ha scoperto un oggetto luminoso in avvicinamento. Sarà il suo allievo prediletto, il diciottenne fraa Erasmas, ad avere una parte cruciale nel dramma che sta per svolgersi su Arbre. E toccherà a lui, alla compagna Ala e agli altri novizi esplorare il mondo di fuori: sino ai confini più estremi.

Der Kult-Autor führt den Leser in die Welt hinter Windows-Wölkchenhimmel und MacOS-Grinsegesicht: Was steckt hinter diesen netten "icons" - Papierkorb, Pfeil und Aktenordner -, mit denen wir täglich am PC hantieren? Ist die grafische Benutzeroberfläche nichts weiter als ein magischer Spiegel, der die Funktionsweise des Systems verklärt? Ein Muss für alle Computernutzer, ob "einfache Anwender" oder "ausgebuffte Profis".§

Nel 1972, Richard Forthrast, fuggito nella Columbia Britannica per evitare rogne giudiziarie, lavora come guida da caccia specializzata, poi accumula una fortuna contrabbandando marijuana attraverso il confine tra Canada e Idaho. Passano gli anni, Richard torna negli Stati Uniti dopo l’amnistia concessa dal governo e investe la sua ricchezza in un vero e proprio impero. Crea anche T’Rain, un gioco di ruolo online di ambientazione fantasy con milioni di fan in tutto il mondo. Ma T’Rain è diverso dagli altri giochi del genere, perché l’oro virtuale che qui si scava e si conquista può essere trasformato in soldi nelmondo reale. Un gruppo di fanatici dell’informatica cerca di colpirlo creando Reamde, un virus che codifica tutti gli archivi elettronici e li conserva fino al pagamento di un riscatto. Si tratterebbe solo dell’ennesima truffa virtuale, se il virus non colpisse però le persone sbagliate: il ragazzo di Zula Forthrast, nipote di Richard, ha un passato da hacker, e ha appena concluso una transazione illegale vendendo dei numeri di carte di credito alla mafia russa.Quei dati sono stati resi inaccessibili da Reamde, perciò Zula e Peter vengono rapiti dai russi e portati nell’Estremo Oriente per aiutarli a rintracciare e colpire il fantomatico creatore di Reamde.Per la prima volta, il mondo virtuale rischia di scatenare una guerra senza esclusione di colpi: in palio c’è il destino del mondo reale.

Oto nowe, II wydanie popularnej akademickiej i profesjonalnej „biblii” tematu dotyczącego przeglądu technologii energetycznych. Książka zawiera podstawowe oraz pogłębione informacje o wszystkich stosowanych obecnie technologiach produkcji elektryczności i ciepła. W publikacji zarówno są opisane dobrze sprawdzone, konwencjonalne technologie paliw kopalnych, ale również obecnie bardzo silnie rozwijając się technologie źródeł odnawialnych, ogniwa paliwowe czy energetyka atomowa. Książka polecana jest zarówno studentom kierunków ENERGETYKA czy MECHANIKA I BUDOWA MASZYN, jak również praktykom – inżynierom energetykom, zakładam przemysłowym.

Druhý román autora kultovního Sněhu se vydává do budoucnosti ještě o pár desetiletí dál. Hluboko ve století jedenadvacátém proměnila svět k nepoznání nanotechnologie. Běžné zboží dostanete prakticky zadarmo z kompilátorů hmoty, průmysl vyrábející věci je v zásadě minulostí a jeho místo zaujal průmysl zábavy. Zmizela už i televize, tou dobou nazývaná pasivize, protože současná obrazová zábava je interaktivní: děje teraktů se divák aktivně účastní. V obrazovku lze změnit prakticky všechno, a tak vám reklamy běhají i po jídelních hůlkách. Národní státy dávno zanikly a pod dozorem Celosvětového ekonomického protokolu bojují o vliv fýly, kmenově-firemní kultury, z nichž nejmocnější je Nová Atlantida, která funguje na principech viktoriánské Anglie. John Hackworth je inženýr, tedy artifex, a na zakázku mocného muže vyvinul neslýchaný interaktivní vzdělávací přístroj: Obrázkovou čítanku pro urozené slečny. Složitou shodou okolností se však první exemplář Čítanky dostane do rukou holčičce z nejnižší třídy, třídy thétů, a změní celý její život a s ním možná i podobu světa…