Neal Stephenson

4 summariesFantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller

Neal Town Stephenson is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque.

Books by Neal Stephenson

4 books available

Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
4.0 (237k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
In a future Los Angeles where pizza delivery is a sword fight and the internet is a fully realized virtual world, a legendary hacker and a fearless skateboard courier must uncover the secrets of an ancient Sumerian language to stop a digital drug that threatens to collapse reality itself.
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
4.2 (99k) average on GoodreadsThriller
From the code-breaking battlefields of World War II to a modern-day quest for a data haven and Nazi gold, brilliant mathematicians and their descendants navigate a maze of deception, cryptography, and shadowy conspiracies orchestrated by an enigmatic immortal.
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
4.0 (95k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
When the moon shatters and Earth faces an extinction-level meteor storm, humanity launches a desperate, multi-generational exodus to the stars, only to return millennia later to a transformed, alien home world.
Reamde
Neal Stephenson
4.0 (52k) average on GoodreadsThriller
A reclusive, marijuana-smuggling tech mogul's virtual empire ignites a real-world global chase when a digital MacGuffin accidentally triggers an international incident involving Russian mobsters, Islamic terrorists, and a quest for a mythical treasure.