Neal Stephenson
1) Anathem
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Since childhood, Raz has lived behind the walls of a 3400-year-old monastery, a sanctuary for scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians. There, he and his cohorts are sealed off from the illiterate, irrational, and unpredictable 'saecular' world.
2) Reamde
Author
Publisher
Atlantic
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Richard Forthrast, a marijuana smuggler, has parlayed his wealth into an empire by developing T'Rain, a billion-dollar online role-playing game. But T'Rain's success has also made it a target. Hackers have struck gold, unleashing REAMDE, a virus that encrypts a player's electronic files and holds them for ransom.