Neal Stephenson  

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Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer, known primarily for his science fiction works in the postcyberpunk genre with a penchant for explorations of society, mathematics, currency, and the history of science. He also writes non-fiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired Magazine, and has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (funded by Jeff Bezos) developing a manned sub-orbital launch system.

Bibliography

Fiction

• The Big U (1984)
• Zodiac (1988)
• Snow Crash (1992)
• Interface (1994) as Stephen Bury with J. Frederick George
• Short story: "Spew" (1994)
• Short story: "The Great Simoleon Caper" (1995)
• The Diamond Age: or A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (1995) Winner, Hugo Award for Best Novel. Nominated for Nebula Award for Best Novel
• The Cobweb (1996) as Stephen Bury with J. Frederick George
• Short story: "Jipi and the Paranoid Chip" (1997)
• Cryptonomicon (1999) Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel
• Quicksilver (2003), volume I of The Baroque Cycle and winner 2004 Arthur C. Clarke Award
• The Confusion (2004), volume II of The Baroque Cycle and winner 2005 Locus Award
• The System of the World (2004), volume III of The Baroque Cycle and winner 2005 Prometheus Award and 2005 Locus Award
• Anathem (2008) Forthcoming<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Non-fiction

• "Smiley's people". 1993.
• "In the Kingdom of Mao Bell". Wired. 1994. "A billion Chinese are using new technology to create the fastest growing economy on the planet. But while the information wants to be free, do they?"
• "Mother Earth Mother Board". Wired. 1996. "In which the Hacker Tourist ventures forth across three continents, telling the story of the business and technology of undersea fiber-optic cables, as well as an account of the laying of the longest wire on Earth."
• "Global Neighborhood Watch". Wired. 1998. Stopping street crime in the global village.
• In the Beginning...was the Command Line. Harpers Perennial. 1999. ISBN 0-380-81593-1. (Online)
• "Communication Prosthetics: Threat, or Menace?". Whole Earth Review, Summer 2001.
• "Turn On, Tune In, Veg Out". Op-Ed piece on Star Wars, in The New York Times, June 17, 2005.
• "It's All Geek To Me". Op-Ed piece on the movie 300 and geek culture, The New York Times, March 18, 2007.