Cryptonomicon

"Engrossing... insightful... fascinating and often hysterical...CRYPTONOMICONis really three novels in one, featuring healthy portions of World War II adventure, cryptography, and high-tech finance, with treasure hunting thrown in for good measure... But that's only half of it."USA TodayA remarkable epic adventure of soldiers, secrets, gold, spies, codemakers and codebreakers, conspiracies, power, pirates, prisoners, lovers and great escapes-from one of the boldest imaginations in contemporary fictionNEAL STEPHENSON"Amazing... The latest novel from Neal Stephenson almost defies description. Imagine Tom Clancy mated with William Gibson, with James Michener acting as midwife, and you begin to get the idea." Seattle Times"A hell of a read." WiredA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK