The Diamond Age - Neal Stephenson | Книги |
Neal Stephenson's latest novel, The Diamond Age is an attempt to combine two recent SF sub-genres together. Stephenson has created a neo-Victorian (Steampunk) society which exists in a near future after the collapse of the nation-state (Cyberpunk). For good measure, Stephenson includes a heavy dose of nanotechnology.
Stephenson works through a number of viewpoint characters although it centers on Nell, a young girl from the slums who could have grown up in any Dickens novel and John Percival Hackworth, the neo-Victorian social climber and nanotechnologist. |
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2007-09-02 22:36:23 | автор: Hexuss |