![]() Winner, Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, 2013. Winner, Mir Fantastiki Award for Best Foreign Sci-Fi Novel, 2005. Locus Award Winner for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2000. Set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the novels feature ancestors of several characters in Cryptonomicon, as well as events and objects which affect the action of the later-set book. Stephenson's subsequent work, a trio of novels dubbed The Baroque Cycle, provides part of the deep backstory to the characters and events featured in Cryptonomicon. According to Stephenson, the title is a play on Necronomicon, the title of a book mentioned in the stories of horror writer H. Amy Halperin(Jacket Designer) (illustrator). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. With this extraordinary first volume in what promises to be an epoch-making masterpiece. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page (name only). Buy a cheap copy of Cryptonomicon book by Neal Stephenson. ![]() (A tiny bit of wear at head of spine.) Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($27.95). ![]() A pristine unread copy, purchased new and opened only for author signature. First printing (with full number line including 1). ![]()
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