It’s less than a month before the release of Neal “Snow Crash” Stephenson’s new novel Anathem, and you’re probably starting to wonder what the hell that title means. Never fear — Amazon has just ...

Orolo from Anathem by Neal Stephenson. Orolo sacrifices his life in a really cool and noble way, to help the pursuit of knowledge and to help the people of Arbre to understand the alien ship in orbit.

Neal Stephenson's books seem to run against the tide of instant messaging, quick email communication and channel surfing. His hefty tomes edge toward 1,000 pages, are full of science and math and ...

The idea for "Anathem" was sparked by Stephenson's work for the Long Now Foundation on an idea for their millennial clock, designed to run for 10,000 years with limited human intervention.

Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, E.D. deBirmingham, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo. Amazon/47 North, $14.95 trade paper (450p) ISBN 978-1-61218-236-0 Stephenson (Snow Crash) and Bear ...