More info on Anathem
From the nerd-side of Time Magazine comes this morsel of information about Stephenson‘s upcoming novel Anathem. The information regarding the plot is becoming a bit more concrete. There’s no indication of aliens, but with Stephenson‘s 1000 page works, there’s plenty of space to squeeze those in.
Since childhood, Raz has lived behind the walls of a 3,400-year-old monastery, a sanctuary for scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians—sealed off from the illiterate, irrational, unpredictable “saecular” world that is plagued by recurring cycles of booms and busts, world wars and climate change. Until the day that a higher power, driven by fear, decides that only these cloistered scholars have the abilities to avert an impending catastrophe. And, one by one, Raz and his cohorts are summoned forth without warning into the Unknown.
Sounds just like the real world. Hopefully, there’s a Raz out there. Somewhere.
