{"product_id":"anathem-9780061694943","title":"Anathem","description":"\u003cp\u003eA #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller, \u003ci\u003eAnathem\u003c\/i\u003e, a stunning work of philosophical science fiction, is perhaps the most brilliant literary invention to date from the incomparable Neal Stephenson, who rocked the world with \u003ci\u003eSnow Crash, Cryptonomicon, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Baroque Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e. Now he imagines an alternate universe where scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians live in seclusion behind ancient monastery walls until they are called back into the world to deal with a crisis of astronomical proportions in an unforgettable epic science fiction saga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnathem\u003c\/i\u003e won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the reviews for \u003ci\u003eAnathem\u003c\/i\u003e have been dazzling: \"Brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e), \"Daring\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \"Immensely entertaining\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \"A tour de force\" (\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e), while \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine proclaims, \"The great novel of ideas...has morphed into science fiction, and Neal Stephenson is its foremost practitioner.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephenson, Neal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Stephenson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of the novels \u003cem\u003eTermination Shock, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eFall; or, Dodge in Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.\u003c\/em\u003e (with Nicole Galland), \u003cem\u003eSeveneves\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReamde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnathem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe System of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Confusion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuicksilver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptonomicon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Diamond Age\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSnow Crash\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eZodiac\u003c\/em\u003e, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work \u003cem\u003eIn the Beginning . . .Was the Command Line\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605289177362,"sku":"9780061694943","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e506f8b-94a9-4ce4-9c06-6eeebd57d053.jpg?v=1775631889","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/anathem-9780061694943","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}