About the Author

Nicole Galland is the author of six previous novels: Stepdog, Godiva, I, Iago, Crossed, Revenge of the Rose, and The Fool's Tale. NEAL STEPHENSON is the author of: Fall or, Dodge in Hell; The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland); Seveneves, Reamde, Anathem; the three-volume historical epic The Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World); Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash and Zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . . Was the Command Line.

Reviews

Praise for The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: ‘A story that combines science, magic, history, and conspiracies into a genre-bending romp’ Inverse ‘Those familiar with Stephenson will recognize his humor and ideas, while Galland brings a fresh and irresistible voice to this ambitious novel’ Washington Post ‘The novel explores the boundary between magic and science with wit, intellectual intensity and panache’ Financial Times ‘Big, roomy and enjoyable … The characters are vibrant and the whole thing possesses heart and charm’ Guardian Praise for Neal Stephenson: ‘Genius’ Time ‘He makes reading so much fun it feels like a deadly sin’ The New York Times ‘Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the 21st century’
William Gibson ‘[Stephenson is] the hacker Hemingway’ Newsweek