The Diamond Age

By: Neal Stephenson

Narrated by: Jennifer Wiltsie

In Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age, he delivers another stunning tale. Set in 21st-century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life, and the entire future of humanity, is about to be decoded and reprogrammed.©1995 Neal Stephenson (P)2001 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

• Hugo Award Winner, Best Novel, 1996

• Locus Award Winner, Best Novel, 1996

"The Quentin Tarantino of postcyberpunk science fiction." (The Village Voice)
"[He] is the hottest science fiction writer in America." (Details)

Superb narration of a fun book

I'm very fussy about narrators in general and female narrators in particular. Jennifer Wiltsie is one of the best narrators I've come across. This is a really challenging book to narrate, with dozens of different characters of all ages and nationalities (oh, and some of them are machines). She does a superb job.

The book is a lot of fun, very smart, covering a wide range of topics in a futuristic setting.

My one complaint about the book is that it introduces lots of characters only to drop them - you never find out what happened with them after a certain point.

Who recorded this?

The story seems alright, but it sounds like the recording was done over a telephone or a webcam. It’s not clean and clear at all, and it’s really distracting when you’re trying to focus on the story.

Better than reading it

I read this book about 7 years ago and 5 times, i loved it then, Now hearing Jennifer Wiltsie read it it was exactly as i remember creating it in my head, but it has even more impact. love it. highly recommend it to anyone who loves being involved in the story.

An engaging listen --- better than Snow Crash

I really enjoyed this book, especially that the lead character is a young girl growing up in a very complex world. I love Neal Stephenson's creativity, and how he explores the world with his inventions. As compared with Snow Crash, this book holds together much better. Definitely recommended.

Bravo

The Boer said, "Good, you have Zulus" That quote was worth all the awards the Sci-Fi Gods can give.

I loved this book so much I won't even try and review it. A must read.