Surely Medieval knights would be appalled by the swordplay displayed in modern video games. Warriors hack blindly. Swords miraculously catch fire. Characters swing in wild circles like the Tasmanian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William Morrow Critics sometimes gripe that Neal Stephenson's sprawling, discursive, episodic, prop-up-your-laptop-sized novels ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Sotheby’s will soon auction off the original manuscript for “Snow Crash,” Neal Stephenson’s landmark 1992 science fiction book that coined the terms “metaverse” and “avatar." The sale will feature a ...

Interesting concept. Bring stories into a hypertext context of sorts, adding depth and interactivity while reinvigorating the serial theme. Inexpensive as well (<$1.00/mo). Looks like a good way to ...

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The author who first envisioned the metaverse 30 years ago sat down on Wednesday with a top executive from the company investing billions in building it and ...

Neal Stephenson, author of Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon, has a new novel coming out next week called Anathem. He’ll be chatting for an hour on “The Beyond,” a web radio show. You can listen or call in ...

Amazon Publishing just announce that they will be launching a new imprint focused on comic books and graphic novels. The new imprint is called Jet City Comics and features several big name creators, ...