Termination ShockThe #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with a visionary technothriller about climate changeStephensons reputation as a sci fi titan is deserved Sunday TimesHis most visionary, and timely, book yet Chicago Review of BooksAbsorbing speculative fiction GuardianBrilliantly entertaining at science fictions cutting edge SFXIngenious and sometimes prophetic TelegraphNeal Stephensons sweeping, prescient new novel transports readers to a near future

a mysterious hermit who shows him many strange and beautiful things

design becomes useless

Say hello to the marvels of machinery with this fast-fact-packed exploration of all things mechanical

Those first few steps are absolutely critical

He is well known for his Space Monkey pieces which he describes as ‘self-portraits in a lot of ways and also portraits of humanity'

What is a jungle without a prankster who thrives on cheating and looting

'TAYLOR'S GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT IS HOW SHE CAPTURES THE DARKNESS OF THE GHETTO WHILE NEVER DIMMING THE VIVACITY DETERMINATION AND EXUBERANCE DISPLAYED BY ITS PEOPLE

This is an essential handbook for youth workers

And (most importantly) will she get to see those sweet little baby turtles

Kangchenjunga

His aspiration was to become an 'industrialist'

alongside their mothers