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The Diamond Age

The Diamond Age

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SKU 9780241953198 Categories Fiction Science Fiction, Products

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The future is nano ... And who could be smaller or more insignificant than poor Little Nell - an orphan girl alone and adrift in a world of Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and warring nano-technology? Well, not quite alone. Because Nell has a friend, of sorts. A guide, a t...

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Product ID:	9780241953198
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Diamond Age
Authors:	Author: Neal Stephenson
Page Count:	512
Subjects:	Fantasy, Fantasy
Description:	Select Guide Rating The future is nano ... And who could be smaller or more insignificant than poor Little Nell - an orphan girl alone and adrift in a world of Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and warring nano-technology? Well, not quite alone. Because Nell has a friend, of sorts. A guide, a teacher, an armed and unarmed combat instructor, a book and a computer. CULT AUTHOR NEAL STEPHENSON''S UNSTOPPABLE SCI-FI CLASSIC The future is small. The future is nano . . . And who could be smaller or more insignificant than poor Little Nell - an orphan girl alone and adrift in a world of Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and warring nanotechnology? Well, not quite alone. Because Nell has a friend, of sorts. A guide, a teacher, an armed and unarmed combat instructor, a book and a computer: the Young Lady''s Illustrated Primer is all these and much much more. It is illicit, magical, dangerous. And it isn''t Nell''s. It was stolen. And now some very powerful people want to get their hands on this highly desirable object. Nell is about to discover that the world can feel very small indeed . . . ''6.0 stars. Among the best books I have ever read'' GoodReads Review *''If Snow Crash* was so good that cyberpunk went in to a coma, The Diamond Age effectively pulled the plug'' GoodReads Review ''This is Great Expectations with nanotechnology'' GoodReads Review**
Imprint Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2011-06-02

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Weight	362 g
Dimensions	198 × 129 × 32 mm