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Kar Firtinasi
BU KAR FIRTINASI DENEN SEY BIR VIRÜS MÜ, BIR UYUTURUCU MU, YOKSA BIR DIN MI Neal Stephenson, bilimi, mitolojiyi ve mizahi ustaca birlestiren, siberpunk türünün en önemli isimlerinden. Sanal gercekligin ve dijital tehlikelerin sinirlarini zorlayan Kar Firtinasi ise insan bilincinin en derin kodlarina nüfuz eden yüksek tempolu bir kesif hikayesi. Pizza kuryesi ve kilic ustasi Hiro Protagonist, sanal dünyanin üzerine kuruldugu devasa anayol olan Metaversete tehlikeli bir virüsün izini sürer. Bu virüs, yazilimi degil dogrudan insan beynini hedef alan, antik mitolojiden beslenen dijital bir salgindir. Kar Firtinasi, mafyalasmis sirketlerin, özellesmis sehir devletlerinin ve siber dünyadaki avatarlarin kol gezdigi, yozlasmis bir gelecegi resmediyor. Sanal ve fiziksel gerceklik arasindaki cizgilerin bulaniklastigi bu distopik evrende dil, bir iletisim aracindan öte, kültürü ve bilinci yeniden kodlayabilen güclü bir silaha dönüsüyor. Stephensonin mizahi, keskin ve elestirel diliyle kaleme aldigi Kar Firtinasi, kapitalist cürümenin izdüsümlerini ve teknolojinin kültürü nasil bir yazilima dönüstürdügünü büyüleyici bir aksiyon dinamigiyle anlatiyor. Kar Firtinasi, antik bir felaketin gelecege yansimasi. Yirmi birinci yüzyila uygun, tempolu ve özgür üsluplu bir AVM mitolojisi.William Gibson Gelmis gecmis en popüler bilimkurgu kitaplarindan biri Siberpunk akiminin kurucu metinlerinden. SWIRED
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Neal Stephenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Termination Shock, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland), Seveneves, Reamde, Anathem, The System of the World, The Confusion, Quicksilver, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, Zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . .Was the Command Line. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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D
From Neal Stephenson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon, comes the second installment in his monumental Bomb Light series—a gripping tale set on the eve of World War II, as nations race to find and control an elusive substance critical to building atomic weapons. Europe, 1934. British journalist Owen Crisp-Upjohn is dispatched to Moscow, where his assignments quickly escalate from cultural reporting to international espionage. Before long, Owen finds himself pulled into the orbit of the enigmatic Earl of Suffolk, a maverick aristocrat, and Aurora, a curiously compelling woman with a shadowy past rooted in Soviet intelligence. Their mission soon becomes clear: secure the earth’s only supply of deuterium—"heavy water"—before it falls into Nazi hands. The high-stakes pursuit takes them from London’s plush drawing rooms to Barcelona, ravaged by the Spanish Civil War; from far-flung Soviet aerodromes to the perilous, icy landscapes of occupied Norway. Over time, Owen evolves from a detached observer into a man forced to confront profound questions of honor, love, and moral responsibility as loyalties are tested and allegiances shift in an ever-tightening web of science, intrigue, and deceit. Rich with historical insight, emotionally complex characters, and a relentless sense of urgency with a world on the edge of cataclysm, D: Heavy Water is a suspenseful and wildly entertaining tale of courage and consequence in which humankind’s future is shaped by decisions made in the shadows.
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Termination shock. Soluzione estrema
Neal Stephenson trasporta i lettori in un mondo in cui l¿effetto serra ha generato una troposfera tormentata da supertempeste, l¿innalzamento dei mari, inondazioni, ondate di calore insopportabili e pandemie. Ma a qualcuno viene una ¿grande ideä per contrastare il riscaldamento globale. Funzionerà? E, cosa altrettanto importante, quali saranno le conseguenze per il pianeta e l¿intera umanità se venisse realizzata? Spaziando dal cuore del Texas al palazzo reale olandese dell¿Aia, dalle cime innevate dell¿Himalaya all¿assolato deserto di Chihuahua, Termination Shock ¿ Soluzione estrema riunisce un gruppo eterogeneo di personaggi provenienti da culture e continenti diversi che si confrontano con le ripercussioni reali del cambiamento climatico. In definitiva, la domanda su cui siamo chiamati a riflettere è: può la cura essere peggiore della malattia? Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
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Polostan
What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space. But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain. . . . Five thousand years later, their progeny--seven distinct races now three billion strong--embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown . . . to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. As he did in Anathem, Cryptonomicon, the Baroque Cycle, and Reamde, Stephenson explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.
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Termination Shock
Die Welt in Gefahr: ein brandaktueller Thriller um den Klimawandel - und unsere mögliche Rettung. In einer Welt der nahen Zukunft hat der Treibhauseffekt zu einer wirbelnden Troposphäre mit Superstürmen, Überschwemmungen und gnadenloser Hitze geführt. Der globale Kollaps scheint unausweichlich, der Anstieg des Meeresspiegels ist nicht mehr aufzuhalten. Doch dann stellt ein texanischer Milliardär die Mittel für ein spektakuläres Projekt bereit, das die globale Erwärmung stoppen könnte. Aber wird es funktionieren? Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt, der über das Schicksal der gesamten Menschheit entscheiden wird. Ein mitreißender, apokalyptischer Roman, erzählt von einem der visionärsten Autoren unserer Zeit.
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Snow Crash
Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison--a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world. Neal Stephenson is such a writer and Snow Crash is such a novel, weaving virtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just about everything in between with a cool, hip cybersensibility to bring us the gigathriller of the information age. In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about Infocalypse. Snow Crash is a mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous...you'll recognize it immediately.
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Termination Shock
New York Times Bestseller From Neal Stephenson—who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash—comes a sweeping, prescient new thriller that transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics. “Stephenson is one of speculative fiction’s most meticulous architects. . . . Termination Shock manages to pull off a rare trick, at once wildly imaginative and grounded.” — New York Times Book Review One man—visionary billionaire restaurant chain magnate T. R. Schmidt, Ph.D.—has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as “elemental.” But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied? Ranging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, Termination Shock brings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Ultimately, it asks the question: Might the cure be worse than the disease? Epic in scope while heartbreakingly human in perspective, Termination Shock sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind-expanding speculative adventure.
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Termination Shock
New York Times Bestseller From Neal Stephenson—who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash—comes a sweeping, prescient new thriller that transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics. “Stephenson is one of speculative fiction’s most meticulous architects. . . . Termination Shock manages to pull off a rare trick, at once wildly imaginative and grounded.” — New York Times Book Review One man—visionary billionaire restaurant chain magnate T. R. Schmidt, Ph.D.—has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as “elemental.” But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied? Ranging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, Termination Shock brings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Ultimately, it asks the question: Might the cure be worse than the disease? Epic in scope while heartbreakingly human in perspective, Termination Shock sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind-expanding speculative adventure.
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Polostan
The first installment in Neal Stephenson's Bomb Light cycle, Polostan follows the early life of the enigmatic Dawn Rae Bjornberg. Born in the American West to a clan of cowboy anarchists, Dawn is raised in Leningrad after the Russian Revolution by her Russian father, a party line Leninist who re-christens her Aurora. She spends her early years in Russia but then grows up as a teenager in Montana, before being drawn into gun running and revolution in the streets of Washington, D.C. during the depths of the Great Depression. When a surprising revelation about her past puts her in the crosshairs of U.S. authorities, Dawn returns to Russia, where she is groomed as a spy by the organization that later becomes the KGB. Set against the turbulent decades of the early 20th century, Polostan is an inventive, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining historical epic, and the start of a captivating new series from Neal Stephenson.
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D
The second instalment in the monumental BOMB LIGHT series - a gripping tale set on the eve of World War II, as nations race to find and control an elusive substance critical to building atomic weapons. From Neal Stephenson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon, comes the second instalment in his monumental Bomb Light series - a gripping tale set on the eve of World War II, as nations race to find and control an elusive substance critical to building atomic weapons. 1934. British journalist Owen Crisp-Upjohn is dispatched to Moscow, where his assignments quickly escalate from cultural reporting to international espionage. Before long, Owen finds himself pulled into the orbit of the enigmatic Earl of Suffolk, a maverick aristocrat, and Aurora, a curiously compelling women with a shadowy past rooted in Soviet intelligence. Their mission soon becomes clear: secure the world's only supply of deuterium - heavy water" - before it falls into Nazi hands. The high-stakes pursuit takes them from London's plush drawing-rooms to Barcelona, ravaged by the Spanish Civil War; from far-flung Soviet aerodromes to the perilous, icy landscapes of occupied Norway. Over time, Owen evolves from a detached observer into a man forced to confront profound questions of honour, love and moral responsibility as loyalties are tested and allegiances shift in an ever-tightening web of science and deceit. Rich with historical insight, emotionally complex characters and a relentless sense of urgency in a world on the edge of cataclysm, D: Heavy Water is a suspenseful and wildly entertaining tale of courage and consequence in which humankind's future is shaped by decisions made in the shadows.
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Dünyanin Sistemi Ciltli
Ingiltere, 1714. Zeki ve anlasilmaz darphane müdürü ve gizli simyaci Isaac Newton ve onun basdüsmani sinsi kalpazan Jack arasindaki gizli savas Londrada devam ediyor. Düsmanliklar artik yeni ve daha degisken bir evreye giriyor, cünkü Vagabondlar krali Jackin tehlikeli bir plani var Ingilterenin yeni para sistemini tamamen cökertmek.Yaslanan doga filozofu Daniel Waterhouse, birbirleriyle cekisen iki dahinin arasini düzeltme arayisi icinde. O, doga filozoflarini havaya ucurmaya calisan kara-kollugun kimligini arastirirken, politik gruplar da hasta kralicenin ölümünü bekliyor. Isaac Newton ise simyanin kutsal kasesinin, ebedi yasamin anahtarinin izini sürüyor.Bir devrin hikayesi. Olan her sey sonsuza dek degisecek.Barok Döngü bütün kategorilere, türlere ve benzerlerine meydan okuyor. Stephensonin cok nadir bir yetenegi var karmasik fikirleri anlasilir bir sekilde anlatabiliyor ve bunlari eglenceli ve heyecan verici hale getiriyor.Stephenson yaklasik iki bin sayfada anlattigi hikayeyi bu ücüncü ciltte ustalikla sonlandiriyor. Tarihi kurgu hic bu kadar eglenceli, hic bu kadar basarili olmamisti. Stephenson en iyisini en sona saklamis, Dünyanin Sistemi, Barok Döngü üclemesine uyan nefes kesici bir son.
€ 39,99