{"product_id":"anathem","title":"Anathem","description":"\u003cp\u003eA #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller, \u003ci\u003eAnathem\u003c\/i\u003e, a stunning work of philosophical science fiction, is perhaps the most brilliant literary invention to date from the incomparable Neal Stephenson, who rocked the world with \u003ci\u003eSnow Crash, Cryptonomicon, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Baroque Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e. Now he imagines an alternate universe where scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians live in seclusion behind ancient monastery walls until they are called back into the world to deal with a crisis of astronomical proportions in an unforgettable epic science fiction saga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnathem\u003c\/i\u003e won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the reviews for \u003ci\u003eAnathem\u003c\/i\u003e have been dazzling: \"Brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e), \"Daring\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \"Immensely entertaining\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \"A tour de force\" (\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e), while \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine proclaims, \"The great novel of ideas...has morphed into science fiction, and Neal Stephenson is its foremost practitioner.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50216226750821,"sku":"9780061694943","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0538\/5573\/files\/imageloader_e55ae7be-885d-4e84-a500-75413a71048e.jpg?v=1775597858","url":"https:\/\/paralleluniversebooks.com\/products\/anathem","provider":"Parallel Universe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}