Language: English
American Science Fiction And Fantasy Fiction Fiction - Science Fiction General High Tech Nanotechnology Nanotechnology & MEMS Quests (Expeditions) Revolutions Science Fiction Science Fiction - General Science Fiction - High Tech Science fiction; American Shanghai (China) Street children Technology & Engineering Young women
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: May 2, 2000
Description:
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In **Snow Crash**, Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in **The Diamond Age**, he delivers another stunning tale. Set in twenty-first century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life-and the entire future of humanity-is about to be decoded and reprogrammed....