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Neal Stephenson: Anathem (eBook)
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Various Merchants have Neal Stephenson: Anathem (eBook) on sale for $1.99.
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Thanks to Community Member Kingpyn for sharing this deal.
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- Fraa Erasmas is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside "saecular" world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. Over the centuries, cities and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concent's walls. Three times during history's darkest epochs violence born of superstition and ignorance has invaded and devastated the cloistered mathic community. Yet the avout have always managed to adapt in the wake of catastrophe, becoming out of necessity even more austere and less dependent on technology and material things. And Erasmas has no fear of the outside -- the Extramuros -- for the last of the terrible times was long, long ago.
- Now, in celebration of the week-long, once-in-a-decade rite of Apert, the fraas and suurs prepare to venture beyond the concent's gates -- at the same time opening them wide to welcome the curious "extras" in. During his first Apert as a fraa, Erasmas eagerly anticipates reconnecting with the landmarks and family he hasn't seen since he was "collected." But before the week is out, both the existence he abandoned and the one he embraced will stand poised on the brink of cataclysmic change.
- Powerful unforeseen forces jeopardize the peaceful stability of mathic life and the established ennui of the Extramuros -- a threat that only an unsteady alliance of saecular and avout can oppose -- as, one by one, Erasmas and his colleagues, teachers, and friends are summoned forth from the safety of the concent in hopes of warding off global disaster. Suddenly burdened with a staggering responsibility, Erasmas finds himself a major player in a drama that will determine the future of his world -- as he sets out on an extraordinary odyssey that will carry him to the most dangerous, inhospitable corners of the planet . . . and beyond.
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Written by citan359 | Staff- About this Deal:
- This offer matches the previous Frontpage Deal.
- About this Product:
- 1010 Pages
- Anathem won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars at Amazon based on over 4,880 customer reviews.
- About this Store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
- You can view Amazon's Return Policy here.
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Various Merchants have Neal Stephenson: Anathem (eBook) on sale for $1.99.
Thanks to Community Member Kingpyn for sharing this deal.
Available from the following stores:
Thanks to Community Member Kingpyn for sharing this deal.
Available from the following stores:
- Amazon (Kindle eBook)
- Google Play (eBook)
- Apple Books (eBook)
- Barnes and Noble (Nook eBook)
- Fraa Erasmas is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside "saecular" world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. Over the centuries, cities and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concent's walls. Three times during history's darkest epochs violence born of superstition and ignorance has invaded and devastated the cloistered mathic community. Yet the avout have always managed to adapt in the wake of catastrophe, becoming out of necessity even more austere and less dependent on technology and material things. And Erasmas has no fear of the outside -- the Extramuros -- for the last of the terrible times was long, long ago.
- Now, in celebration of the week-long, once-in-a-decade rite of Apert, the fraas and suurs prepare to venture beyond the concent's gates -- at the same time opening them wide to welcome the curious "extras" in. During his first Apert as a fraa, Erasmas eagerly anticipates reconnecting with the landmarks and family he hasn't seen since he was "collected." But before the week is out, both the existence he abandoned and the one he embraced will stand poised on the brink of cataclysmic change.
- Powerful unforeseen forces jeopardize the peaceful stability of mathic life and the established ennui of the Extramuros -- a threat that only an unsteady alliance of saecular and avout can oppose -- as, one by one, Erasmas and his colleagues, teachers, and friends are summoned forth from the safety of the concent in hopes of warding off global disaster. Suddenly burdened with a staggering responsibility, Erasmas finds himself a major player in a drama that will determine the future of his world -- as he sets out on an extraordinary odyssey that will carry him to the most dangerous, inhospitable corners of the planet . . . and beyond.
Editor's Notes
Written by citan359 | Staff- About this Deal:
- This offer matches the previous Frontpage Deal.
- About this Product:
- 1010 Pages
- Anathem won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars at Amazon based on over 4,880 customer reviews.
- About this Store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
- You can view Amazon's Return Policy here.
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Makes me wonder if it is one of those books that came out at the point where an author was so successful that they could tell the publisher's editors to shove it…book will be a bestseller just by having his name on it so he can do whatever he wants.
…but then it turns out that maybe the editors had a point and the story needed to be cut back a bit to expose the meat.
Think it could have been better if a few pages were cut back. Like a 2:20 movie they should have done in 2 hours.
Long way of saying maybe this shouldn't be your first of his books, but if you like his other books then you should read this.
If you like this style (long with a cool plot that all comes together at the end) check out A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge. Or if you'd like something a little more straightforward but even better world building and more character focused, The Way of Kings.
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Makes me wonder if it is one of those books that came out at the point where an author was so successful that they could tell the publisher's editors to shove it…book will be a bestseller just by having his name on it so he can do whatever he wants.
…but then it turns out that maybe the editors had a point and the story needed to be cut back a bit to expose the meat.
Think it could have been better if a few pages were cut back. Like a 2:20 movie they should have done in 2 hours.
Long way of saying maybe this shouldn't be your first of his books, but if you like his other books then you should read this.
Very much so, yes. I've read both. Anathem was a slog, a "look at me" of world building. Cryptonomicon not only tells two parallel stories very well, it's also loosely the first in a short series if you want to continue after.