Anathem by Neal Stephenson6/19/2023 The protagonist and narrator is Fraa Erasmus, who is a member of the Avout, intellectuals who live in a cloistered setting, and are severely restricted both in the use of technology and the ability to communicate with the outside-or Saecular-world. The novel takes place primarily on the planet known Arbre, whose social structure and governing rules were established millennia before by a process called The Reconstitution. Even by Stephenson’s exacting standards, it remains one of the most rigorous examples of creative world-building the SF field has seen in a good many years Viewed once again from a decade’s perspective, it’s not hard to understand why. Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Patrick Arrasmith.Īnathem will be printed in two colors throughout, with a full-color dust jacket, an interior ornamental illustration, illustrated endsheets, an illustrated signature page, and yet another illustration that will be printed in the traycase to the lettered edition.Īnathem was first published to near universal acclaim in 2008, and went on to win the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of the year.
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