Anathem

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 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. New Download Anathem author Neal Stephenson For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I think that Neal Stephenson is very intelligent and a terrific writer That said, I found all the made up googlies in this snarfle, really boinged my thnoode Surely there is a slankier way of telling us that we are reading about another zo...One of the most challenging books I ve read, and one that I got a lot of satisfaction out finishing Stephenson s got a wildly inventive mind and reading him is like jumping onto a high speed bullet train at full speed It took about 70 pages to get used to the new language that he invented for this story, and I had to refer to the glossary repeatedly, but suddenly it just clicked, and I was completly caught up in the world Stephenson created.Not for casual reading, but fans of sci fi, physics One of the most challenging books I ve read, and one that I got a lot of satisfaction out finishing Stephenson s got a wildly inventive mind and reading him is like jumping onto a high speed bullet train at full speed It took about 70 pages to get used to the ...After digesting Stephenson s latest 937 page tome, my response basically boils down to Meh Ok, maybe not, Meh exactly Maybelike, Hmmm I wish I could say somethingelegant about it, but the problem is that there isn t a lot to say about the book as a whole because the book as a whole isn t really that good or that interesting The book as a whole is difficult to describe, because so much of the book seems like a digression from even itself that instead of a book, it slik After digesting Stephenson s latest 937 page tome, my response basically boils down to Meh Ok, maybe not, Meh exactly Maybelike, Hmmm I wish I could say somethingelegant about it, but the problem is that there isn t a lot ...Christmas 2010 I realised that I had got stuck in a rut I was re reading old favourites again and again, waiting for a few trusted authors to release new works Something had to be done.On the spur of the moment I set myself a challenge, to read every book to have won the Locus Sci Fi award That s 35 books, 6 of which I d previously read, leaving 29 titles by 14 authors who were new to me While working through this reading list I got married, went on my honeymoon, switched career and became Christmas 2010 I realised that I had got stuck in a rut I was re reading old favourites again and again, waiting for a few trusted authors to release new works Something had to be done.On the spur of the moment I set myself a challenge, to read every book to have won the Locus Sci Fi award That s 35 books, 6 of which I d previously read, leaving 29 titles by 14 authors who were new to me While working...There are a number of technical problems to writing sci fi and fantasy Chief among them is the tremendous amount of work required to set up a cultural matrix a language, a history, an iconography, etc that makes the world fully realized and engaging In this new 900 page doorstop, Stephenson tries to solve this problem with approximately 200 ...Reviewing a 1,000 page book that s part alternate history, part close encounters of the third kind, part futuristic sci fi utopian fantasy, and part philosophical treatise is like trying to milk a camel while sitting in quicksand Incidentally, if you ve never tried that, I don t recommend it you end up getting both milk and sand in some pretty weird places Also, it s worth noting that, as a general rule, male camels don t particularly enjoy being milked and have a tendency to make their disple Reviewing a 1,000 page book that s part alternate history, part close encounters of the third kind, part futuristic sci fi utopian fantasy, and part philosophical treatise is like trying to milk a camel while sitting in quicksand Incidentally, if you ve never tried that, I don t recommend it you end up getting both milk and sand in some pretty weird places Also, it s worth noting that, as a general rule, male camels don t particularly enjoy being milked and have a tendency to make their displeasure known by humping you as hard as they can It s also worth noting that, in this context, humping means slamming your head into the ground with their humps given... Anathem is an astonishing, enormous, intimidating, and intensely enjoyable book However, it is also the most science fiction y of any book he s written so far, and that may turn some people off Also, I m given to understand that some people would prefer not to have to think about polar coordinates, geometric proofs, bubble universes, string theory, or relativity in their pleasure reading That is, of course, their prerogative Also, it s long And at times there are scenes that go on for pag Anathem is an astonishing, enormous, intimidating, and intensely enjoyable book However, it is also the most science fiction y of any book he s written so far, and that may turn some people off Also, I m given to understand that some people would prefer not to have to think about polar coordinates, geometric proofs, bubble universes, string theory, or relativity in their pleasure reading That is, of course, their prerogative Also, it s long And at times there are scenes that go on for pages and pages where people mostly just brainstorm and talk Some some people may disagree perhaps even violently with this review However, if you DO like these things, and if you also enjoy a romping adventure tale and some good philosophical musings on the nature of consciousness, the universe, and the organization of society, then, my friend, this is a book for you A few weeks before the book came out, Stephenson talked about his involvement with the Clock of the Long Now Anyone who s been interested in...Oh my lord, this is still one of my top ten favorite works of literature Like Ever.Not only has this seminal masterwork of fiction withstood a second read with flying colors, but it continues to define and defy both Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction categories Heck, I think we can say it belongs on any Philosophy shelf, too, and I defy anyone to not laugh their heads off at the haircuts or Rakes or so many beautiful easter eggs of ideas studded through the opening couple hundred pages.W Oh my lord, this is still one of my top ten favorite works of literature Like Ever.Not only has this seminal masterwork of fiction withstood a second read with flying colors, but it continues to define and defy both Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction categories Heck, I think we can say it belongs on any Philosophy shelf, too, and I defy anyone to not laugh their heads off at the haircuts or Rakes or so many beautiful easter eggs of ideas studded through the opening couple hundred pages.What It s just a bunch of monks talking philosophy and science in an alien world How the heck could that be fun ...I have been reading this book for 17 days, when you have lived with a single book this long there is inevitably separation pain, now that I have finished it I feel like I just woke up from a long weird dream I had a lot of trepidation about reading this book, the reviews and comments from fellow sf readers hello PrintSF dudes are gen...You can get a lot done in ten millennia if you put your mind to itNeal Stephenson, AnathemI float now between 4 and 5 stars Drift Bounce Return I need to sleep, dream, and return to this later Perhaps, my response will solidify in my sleep Perhaps, later I ll find words, emotions, and rational responses to this big, ambitious, knot of a novel Later Later There are two reviews I want to write The first follows the path which measures this novel by the volume of its output, the cYou can get a lot done in ten millennia if you put your mind to itNeal Stephenson, AnathemI float now between 4 and 5 stars Drift Bounce Return I need to sleep, dream, and return to this later Perhaps, my response will solidify in my sleep Perhaps, later I ll find words, emotions, and rational responses to this big, ambitious, knot of a novel Later Later There are two reviews I want to write The first follows the path which measures this novel by the volume of its output, the creativity of its universe, the philosophy, physics, math, religion that gets refracted through Stephenson s intimidating gaze But there reading Anathem also comes with a patina of frustration My other, second, parallel review wants to nit pick about the s...

• English
• 14 February 2018
Neal Stephenson
• Kindle Edition
• 937 pages
• 0061474096
• Neal Stephenson
• Anathem