We caught up with Stephenson, who was in the throes of creating his next work, tentatively titled "Quicksilver," and peppered him with questions about nerds, Linux, the science-fiction ghetto and not getting rich.
Neal Stephenson and the Sci-Fi Ghetto
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In 1992 Neal Stephenson published "Snow
Crash", one of the most prescient and
entertaining visions of the future of the Internet
ever written. He instantly became a cult figure
among computer geeks. Last year Stephenson
released "Cryptonomicon," a historical thriller
about cryptography and the invention of the
computer. (Online excerpt.) It became a
best-seller, and suddenly Stephenson had
stormed out of the AV club and into the
mainstream.