Anathem

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Anathem is written by Neal Stephenson and published by Harper Collins. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0061982482 (ISBN 10) and 9780061982484 (ISBN 13).

Anathem is perhaps the most brilliant literary invention to date from the incomparable Neal Stephenson, who rocked the world with Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and The Baroque Cycle. 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.