Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon is a novel by Neal Stephenson, first published in hardback by Avon in the United States in 1999. It moves between Second World War codebreakers and their descendants building a data haven in the late 1990s, and won the 2000 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
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- Avon, 1999
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How many editions of Cryptonomicon are there?
We track 2 editions of Cryptonomicon. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Did Cryptonomicon win any awards?
Yes: Cryptonomicon won the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame (2013), the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2000), according to Wikidata.
How can I tell if my copy of Cryptonomicon is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.
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- Cryptonomicon, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Cryptonomicon (Q534975), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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