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Neal Stephenson

(b.1959)

aka Stephen Bury

Neal Stephenson issueth from a Clan of yeomen, itinerant Parsons, ingenieurs, and Natural Philosophers that hath long dwelt in bucolick marches and rural Shires of his native Land, and trod the Corridors of her 'Varsities. At a young age, finding himself in a pretty Humour for the writing of Romances, and discourse of Natural Philosophy and Technologick Arts, he took up the Pen, and hath not since laid it down.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy

Series

Baroque Cycle
   1. Quicksilver (2003)
   2. The Confusion (2004)
   3. The System of the World (2004)

Dodge
1. Reamde (2011)
2. Fall (2019)

D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland)
1. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (2017)

Bomblight
1. Polostan (2023)

Novels

   The Big U (1984)
   Zodiac (1988)
   Snow Crash (1992)
   Interface (1994) (as by Stephen Bury)
   The Diamond Age (1995)
   The Cobweb (1996) (as by Stephen Bury)
   Cryptonomicon (1999)
   Anathem (2008)
   Seveneves (2015)
   New Found Land: The Long Haul (2021) (with Austin Grossman and Sean Stewart)
   Termination Shock (2021)

Novellas

Atmosphaera Incognita (2019)

Series contributed to

Foreworld Saga
   1. The Mongoliad: Book One (2012) (with Erik Bear, Greg Bear, Joseph Brassey, E D deBirmingham, Nicole Galland, Cooper Moo and Mark Teppo)
   2. The Mongoliad: Book Two (2012) (with Erik Bear, Greg Bear, Joseph Brassey, Nicole Galland, Cooper Moo and Mark Teppo)
   3. The Mongoliad: Book Three (2013) (with Erik Bear, Greg Bear, Joseph Brassey, Nicole Galland, Cooper Moo and Mark Teppo)

Twelve Tomorrows (with Brian Aldiss, David Brin, Greg Egan, Nancy Fulda and Cheryl Rydbom)
Twelve Tomorrows 2013 (2013)

Non fiction

In the Beginning...Was the Command Line (1999)
Some Remarks (2012)

Anthologies containing stories by Neal Stephenson

Hackers (1996)
Disco 2000 (1998)

Short stories

	Spew (1994)
	Crunch (1998)

Awards

	Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (1994) : Snow Crash
	Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (1996) : The Diamond Age
	Hugo Best Novel winner (1996) : The Diamond Age
	John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1996) : The Diamond Age
	Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (1996) : The Diamond Age
	Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : The Diamond Age
	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1999) : Cryptonomicon
	Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2000) : Cryptonomicon
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (2000) : Cryptonomicon
	Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (2000) : Cryptonomicon
	Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book winner (2004) : Quicksilver
	Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2005) : The System of the World
	Prometheus Award Best Novel winner (2005) : The System of the World
	Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2009) : Anathem
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (2009) : Anathem
	John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2009) : Anathem
	Hugo Best Book nominee (2016) : Seveneves
	John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2016) : Seveneves
	Prometheus Award Best Book nominee (2016) : Seveneves

Neal Stephenson recommends

Perfect Circle (2004)
Sean Stewart
"Stephen King meets Ibsen. Trust me."

I, Iago (2012)
Nicole Galland
"Galland has an exceptional gift."

Autonomous (2017)
Annalee Newitz
"Autonomous is to biotech and AI what Neuromancer was to he internet."

Skyfarer (2017)
(Drifting Lands, book 1)
Joseph Brassey
"One of those remarkable books that consists entirely of 'the good parts.' Nonstop fun with unexpected moments of real pathos."

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