Neal Stephenson is a name that shouldn’t need much in the way of introduction to readers of speculative literature - five of his last six novels have been New York Times bestsellers. His latest book Some Remarks is non-fiction - a collection of essays, articles and interviews on everything from the history of science and today’s current lack of innovation to movies and the boom of geek culture.
Stephenson recently grabbed headlines with the announcement of Clang, a Kickstarter-funded video game that aims to be the “Guitar Hero of sword-fighting.” He was recently here in the UK promoting Some Remarks and the paperback edition of his last novel Reamde, and I was lucky enough to grab a couple of hours with him over drinks to discuss all these subjects plus more: including the problems facing contemporary science fiction writers and the long awaited movie adaptation of his 1992 cyberpunk classic Snow Crash.
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