THE DIAMOND AGE
by Stephenson, Neal
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (18846)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
NY: Bantam, 1995. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (18846). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Winner of the 1996 Hugo Award for best novel. 1995 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1076. Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #43. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009.
Synopsis
The Diamond Age or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is a postcyberpunk novel by Neal Stephenson. It is a bildungsroman focused on a young girl named Nell, and set in a world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. Some main motifs include: education, social class, ethnicity, and the nature of artificial intelligence. The Diamond Age was first published in 1995 by Bantam Books, as a Bantam Spectra hardcover edition. In 1996, it won both the Hugo and Locus Awards,
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18846
- Title
- THE DIAMOND AGE
- Author
- Stephenson, Neal
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (18846)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- SF . SF Award
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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