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Stephenson's Quicksilver Slated For March 7th
Swampper writes: "New Neal Stephenson novel Quicksilver is available for pre-order from Amazon UK. It's due out on March 7th. There is also another Stephenson book on the horizon; Interface. It will arrive May 2nd." Actually, Interface was previously offered through the psuedonym "Stephen Bury" Note the discussion of this book and others on the Cryptonomicon site.
For anyone who isn't familiar with stephenson, he is the popular author of novels such as Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash.
Cryptonomicon is great for any "security"-minded or interested person. It's a great read. Snow Crash I liked, but it was a bit confusing in the beginning. Once again, recommended for the typical slashdot reader.
I expect Quicksilver to be equally interesting
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FWIW- Here are the books that Neal Stepehnson has written:
* The Big U (1984)
* Zodiac: The Eco-Thriller (1988)
* Snow Crash (1992)
* The Diamond Age (1995)
* Cryptonomicon (1999)
* Quicksilver (2002)
He has also written two books under the psuedonym of Stephen Bury:
* Interface (1994)
* The Cobweb (1996)
-jjh o|
Yes, seriously - is this the only basis for reporting this? Somebody just now discovering it on Amazon.co.uk, when it has been there for months? That is the ONLY place any kind of date has been announced, and it hasn't changed there in a loooong time. Not likely - perhaps SOME sort of checking on this should have been done?
You can read a good essay by NS in Wired's archive.