Reamde

By: Neal Stephenson

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 38 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

“Stephenson has a once-in-a-generation gift: he makes complex ideas clear, and he makes them funny, heartbreaking, and thrilling.” - Time

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Neal Stephenson is continually rocking the literary world with his brazen and brilliant fictional creations - whether he’s reimagining the past (The Baroque Cycle), inventing the future (Snow Crash), or both (Cryptonomicon). With Reamde, this visionary author whose mind-stretching fiction has been enthusiastically compared to the work of Thomas Pynchon, Don DeLillo, Kurt Vonnegut, and David Foster Wallace - not to mention William Gibson and Michael Crichton - once again blazes new ground with a high-stakes thriller that will enthrall his loyal audience, science and science fiction, and espionage fiction fans equally. The breathtaking tale of a wealthy tech entrepreneur caught in the very real crossfire of his own online fantasy war game, Reamde is a new high - and a new world - for the remarkable Neal Stephenson.

©2011 by Neal Stephenson. (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Stephenson...delivers a sprawling thriller that shows him in complete control of his story.” ( Publishers Weekly)

“Noir futurist Stephenson returns to cyberia with this fast-moving though sprawling techno-thriller...Who’ll prevail? We don’t know till the very end, thanks to Stephenson’s knife-sharp skills as a storyteller. An intriguing yarn—most geeky, and full of satisfying mayhem.” ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

“Sometimes when you’re reading Neal Stephenson, he doesn’t just seem like one of the best novelists writing in English right now; he seems like the only one.” (Lev Grossman, Time)

amazing book

listened to this a few times. great exciting book with plenty of suspense and plot development

Over-written

Good characters and sometimes interesting, but took a long time to get to a rather predictable end.

really hackers and jihadists?

the story is kind of outrageous. I thought I was going to read a story about hackers and suddenly there are juhadists? really? I must admit that it kept me entertained and so I finished and enjoyed it. sort of like watching an action movie, entertaining but will likely not remember much about it later

great book. loved it.

great book. loved it. couldn't stop reading it.. if you get the chance, i highly recommend getting this book.

This is typical Neal Stephenson

I mean that in a positive way. While it is a long story it really is a good plot. This is a story that could be serialized as a mini-series or even a full length movie. It really is that good.

If you sit listening in a dark room or close your eyes you really can visualize the action just like a movie and that’s something that is so important with any storyline and any narration.

I’ve listened to this book 3 times or more and each time it’s captured my imagination and held me there.

A book that I highly recommend, certainly in audio form (it lets your imagination go wild).

very enjoyable listen, starts of nerdy and ends

starts nerdy and ends up being rather actiony . I liked the reader. he is a good one

Thrilling yarn but SO RANDOM!

This story did make for a thrilling adventure, but it was just so random! The plot twists weren't twists, so much as complete non sequiturs.

fun ride

enjoyed the story from start to finish and the narration was great. recommended this to a coworker as well.

Nonstop twists and turns!

Great descriptions of the characters, circumstances and constant action. Hillgartner’s voice and accents carries the complex story forward smoothly. Stephenson at his best - detailed and thoughtful with an imaginative storyline.

Couldn't stop listening!

I am a huge Neal Stephenson fan and Reamde is definitely one of his best works. This book is so interesting and action packed that I couldn't stop listening. I've read and re read so many of his books I can't believe it till me this long to get to Reamde. Get it!