“iveting idea porn.” - Details on ANATHEM “What ever happened to the great novel of ideas? It has morphed into science fiction, and Stephenson is its foremost practitioner.
“ne of Stephenson’s best novels…a captivating blend of culture clash, deductive reasoning and pure action.” - Columbus Dispatch on ANATHEM “The Seattle writer is kind of a cross between William Gibson and Richard Powers, hard-wired to tell stories, explore technology and riff on anything that catches his fancy.” - The Oregonian (Portland) on ANATHEM “A masterpiece.mind-bogglingly ambitious.readers will delight in puzzling out the historical antecedents in philosophy, science, mathematics, and art that Stephenson riffs on with his customary quicklsilver ’s one of the most thought-provoking novels I’ve ever read, and also one of the most engaging.” - Locus, Paul Witcover, on ANATHEM “Clever and uly ’s brilliance is undeniable.” - Locus, Gary K. “Stephenson’s expansive storytelling echoes Walter Miller’s classic A Canticle for Leibowitz, the space operas of Larry Niven and the cultural meditations of Douglas Hofstadter – a heady mix of antecedents that makes for long stretches of dazzling entertainment.” - Publishers Weekly on ANATHEM “A sprawling disquisition… logophilic treat for those who like their alternate worlds big, parodic and ironic.” - Kirkus Reviews on ANATHEM
“Reading Anathem is a humbling experience.” - Washington Post on ANATHEM
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