According to Stephenson, the title is a play on Necronomicon, the title of a book mentioned in the stories of horror writer H. Amy Halperin(Jacket Designer) (illustrator). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page (name only). (A tiny bit of wear at head of spine.) Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($27.95). A pristine unread copy, purchased new and opened only for author signature. First printing (with full number line including 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a couple light crease marks to lower left front corner. A prelude to the author's "Baroque Cycle" of novels.
Randy also discovers evidence of a secret conspiracy that may be centuries old." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1075. Some 60 years later, his grandson Randy, a computer hacker, is involved in setting up a small- scale, but high-tech data haven in Southeast Asia, only to find out that his project has attracted the attention of a number of powerful governments, multinational corporations, and secret organizations. During World War II, the mathematical genius and cryptographer Lawrence Waterhouse, a friend of Alan Turing, is instrumental in breaking the Nazi's Enigma code. "This complex and ambitious cyber-thriller, which begs comparison with Pynchon's GRAVITY'S RAINBOW, features half a dozen well- conceived plot lines. Promotional material from the publisher laid in. Winner, Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, 2013.įirst edition. Winner, Mir Fantastiki Award for Best Foreign Sci-Fi Novel, 2005. Locus Award Winner for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2000. Set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the novels feature ancestors of several characters in Cryptonomicon, as well as events and objects which affect the action of the later-set book. Stephenson's subsequent work, a trio of novels dubbed The Baroque Cycle, provides part of the deep backstory to the characters and events featured in Cryptonomicon.
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Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_A U$15.40. Australia_Post_Zoned_International_Shipping_Rates_FOR_THIS_PARCEL. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted. A nice copy of a First Edition: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. Jacket - water stain to inside top and spine edge. Book block foxed - seen when book is closed. 500g Postage Incorrect see below for 2kg.
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