Literature

The Power of Language in Snow Crash and Babel 17 The Power of Language in Snow Crash and Babel 17- An essay by Tracy Seneca written in the spring of 1994. Compares the impact of language in several popular science fiction novels. Andersja: Snow Crash Andersja: Snow Crash- Review of the book Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Slashdot: Snow Crash Slashdot: Snow Crash- General information and archive of a large discussion forum about the book. Complete Review: Snow Crash Complete Review: Snow Crash- General information, review of and links to other reviews of "Snow Crash." Salon Books: Deep Code Salon Books: Deep Code- Neal Stephenson talks about the history of secrecy, the role of equations in art and the glory of open-source software. The Guardian: Neal Stephenson's message in code The Guardian: Neal Stephenson's message in code- "After Snow Crash's cyberpunk, it's cypherpunk, reports Jim McClellan." SFX Magazine: Diamond Geezer SFX Magazine: Diamond Geezer- "Dark-eyed and intense, with a dry sense of humour, Neal Stephenson has been called 'the Quentin Tarantino of post-cyberpunk science fiction'. Mary B… The Solitaire Encryption Algorithm The Solitaire Encryption Algorithm- Explanation and source code for the crypto system used in Cryptonomicon. Complete Review: Cryptonomicon Complete Review: Cryptonomicon- General information, review of, and links to other reviews of "Cryptonomicon." Problems with Bruce Schneier's Solitaire Problems with Bruce Schneier's Solitaire- Describes some problems with the playing card encryption algorithm, includes an implementation in C. Cryptonomicon Cryptonomicon- Author profile, excerpt, how to order, and chat transcript. Wired: Mother Earth Mother Board Wired: Mother Earth Mother Board- "The hacker tourist ventures forth across the wide and wondrous meatspace of three continents, chronicling the laying of the longest wire on Eart… Wired: In the Kingdom of Mao Bell Wired: In the Kingdom of Mao Bell- "A billion Chinese are using new technology to create the fastest growing economy on the planet. But while the information wants to be free, do … Wired 1.20: Spew Wired 1.20: Spew- "Are you on the trail of the next unexploited market niche - or just on a nookie hunt?" Article written by Neal Stephenson. Smiley's People Smiley's People- Anti-smiley article written by Stephenson. Falling Out of Cars Falling Out of Cars- A review from The Guardian newspaper. Phreak Chance Phreak Chance- A 1997 review of Nymphomation from Spike. Falling Out of Cars Falling Out of Cars- A review from SFRevu. Pixel Juice Pixel Juice- A review of Pixel Juice from the Complete Review. Nymphomation Nymphomation- A review of Nymphomation from the Complete Review. Cobralingus Cobralingus- A review of Cobralingus at the Complete Review. Vurt Vurt- Mark Amerika reviews Vurt. Needle in the Groove Needle in the Groove- A review from Infinity Plus. Guardian Transcript: Jeff Noon Live Online Guardian Transcript: Jeff Noon Live Online- An interview which includes discussions about Needle in the Groove and Cobralingus. Spike: Fairy Tales From The Future Spike: Fairy Tales From The Future- An interview which focuses on Automated Alice, and musical influences. Also touches on genre labels, his writing style, and Ringpull Press. Alt-X: As Per Vurt Alt-X: As Per Vurt- An interview which covers musical and comic book influences, differences between British and American versions of his books, getting Vurt published, the intern… Jillian's World of Pern Jillian's World of Pern- A list of the books, a Pern FAQ and bloopers, a quiz, and other information about Pern. Pern Cards Pern Cards- Cards for your Pern RPG characters to wish them "Merry Turns End" or "Happy Hatching" or congratulate them on Impression. Aerrin's Pern Aerrin's Pern- Recommended reading order for the novels, random Pern facts, an explanation of Pern, links to Pern role-playing and other sites. Sariel's Guide to Pern Sariel's Guide to Pern- Whether you are new to Pern or a long-time fan, this archive of information is interesting as well as useful. Tokyo Weyr Tokyo Weyr- A non-role playing fan Weyr that invites one to impress a dragon or flit. Robin Wood Robin Wood- Robin Wood painted the People of Pern for Anne McCaffrey's companion book to the Pern series Infinity Plus Infinity Plus- Review of 'The Stone Canal' Infinity Plus Infinity Plus- Review of 'The Cassini Division' The Cassini Division The Cassini Division- Danny Yee reviews MacLeod's The Cassini Division. SFF Net SFF Net- 'The Stone Canal' Review An Engine of Anarchy An Engine of Anarchy- Interview with MacLeod about his political beliefs. Morality, Mortality, Mentality Morality, Mortality, Mentality- Excerpts from an interview with Locus Magazine. Photo, biography and information about Cosmonaut Keep. Libertarianism, the Loony Left and the Secrets of the Illuminati Libertarianism, the Loony Left and the Secrets of the Illuminati- An essay on MacLeod's view of socialism, anarchism and libertarian influences in science fiction. Amazon.co.uk: 'For The Crown and the Dragon' Reviews Amazon.co.uk: 'For The Crown and the Dragon' Reviews- Collection of media reviews for the winner of the 1994 WH Smith New Talent Award. Includes Locus, Arcane, Interzone and the G… Cave of Birds Cave of Birds- Dedicated to Frank Herbert's other works besides the Dune series. Usul's Homepage Usul's Homepage- News, information on the author, Dune books, films, games, documents, fan fiction, files, and Dune factions. Tleilax.com Tleilax.com- Information on the Dune chronicles, including quotes and genealogy on the characters involved in the Dune series. Dune Index Dune Index- Extensive resource of the Dune universe and other books written by Frank Herbert. Including collectors guide, posters and the latest in Dune. The Infinite Matrix: Dervish is Digital The Infinite Matrix: Dervish is Digital- Excerpts from Pat Cadigan's 2001 novel. SF Site Featured Review: Tea from an Empty Cup SF Site Featured Review: Tea from an Empty Cup- Review of the author's 1998 novel, by Greg L. Johnson. Synners Synners- Plot summary of the book, glossary, themes, and concepts (including two short essays). Step Outside: An Interview With Pat Cadigan Step Outside: An Interview With Pat Cadigan- Conversation with the author about her childhood, her career as a writer, and her novel Tea From An Empty Cup. Talking with Pat Cadigan Talking with Pat Cadigan- Interview at the InterContact '98 SF convention in Norway, where the author was a guest of honor. Interview with Pat Cadigan Interview with Pat Cadigan- At the occasion of the Virtual Futures 96 Datableed conference.