"Neal Stephenson is the Quentin Tarantino of postcyberpunk science fiction ... Having figured out how to entertain the hell out of a mass audience, Stephenson has likewise upped the form's ante with rambunctious glee." --The Village Voice

Gaining the respect of the science fiction community, Neal Stephenson's books are becoming a hot sell, and he is in high demand. But as for Stephenson, he has until recently kept relatively out of the public limelight.

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People have said Stephenson has an almost prophetic vision of the future and a cult following among high tech thinkers. His latest book, Cryptonomicon is the first in a series, set during the World War II era and the present day.

The theme of the series is cryptology, but according to Stephenson, because cryptology is mathematics, which most people do not consider interesting reading, he has broadened his scope to include money, war, and power.

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Stephenson is also the author of the cyberpunk classic Snow Crash, the Hugo Award-winning The Diamond Age, and Zodiac: The Eco Thriller. In his spare time, Stephenson has also written for Wired and is one of three authors ever to write a fiction piece for Time magazine. As an interesting twist, Stephenson also writes under the pseudonym Stephen Bury, which he shares with his uncle, J. Frederick George.