Fall – Or, Dodge in Hell – Signed / Autographed Copy
Fall – Or, Dodge in Hell – Signed / Autographed Copy by Neal Stephenson is a first edition published by William Morrow & Company on May 1, 2019. This science fiction thriller unfolds in the near future across parallel worlds, centering on Richard “Dodge” Forthrast, a multibillionaire gaming mogul. Following a routine medical procedure that leads to his brain death, Dodge’s family faces a difficult decision regarding his wishes to be preserved by a cryonics company, setting the stage for a narrative that explores the intersection of life, death, and technology.
Readers will find a richly inventive story that delves into the implications of digital immortality as Dodge’s brain is revived in a digital realm known as the Bitworld. This new existence raises profound existential questions about humanity’s relationship with technology and the nature of life itself. The narrative combines elements of philosophy and spirituality, presenting a grand drama that contrasts the analog and digital worlds. With a weight of 1.01 pounds, this signed edition invites readers to engage with the revolutionary breakthroughs shaping our future while navigating the complexities of existence in both the physical and digital realms.
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SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, NEAL STEPHENSON! The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves, Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon returns with a wildly inventive and entertaining science fiction thriller–Paradise Lost by way of Philip K. Dick–that unfolds in the near future, in parallel worlds. In his youth, Richard “Dodge” Forthrast founded Corporation 9592, a gaming company that made him a multibillionaire. Now in his middle years, Dodge appreciates his comfortable, unencumbered life, managing his myriad business interests, and spending time with his beloved niece Zula and her young daughter, Sophia. One beautiful autumn day, while he undergoes a routine medical procedure, something goes irrevocably wrong. Dodge is pronounced brain dead and put on life support, leaving his stunned family and close friends with difficult decisions. Long ago, when a much younger Dodge drew up his will, he directed that his body be given to a cryonics company now owned by enigmatic tech entrepreneur Elmo Shepherd. Legally bound to follow the directive despite their misgivings, Dodge’s family has his brain scanned and its data structures uploaded and stored in the cloud, until it can eventually be revived. In the coming years, technology allows Dodge’s brain to be turned back on. It is an achievement that is nothing less than the disruption of death itself. An eternal afterlife–the Bitworld–is created, in which humans continue to exist as digital souls. But this brave new immortal world is not the Utopia it might first seem . . . Fall, or Dodge in Hell is pure, unadulterated fun: a grand drama of analog and digital, man and machine, angels and demons, gods and followers, the finite and the eternal. In this exhilarating epic, Neal Stephenson raises profound existential questions and touches on the revolutionary breakthroughs that are transforming our future. Combining the technological, philosophical, and spiritual in one grand myth, he delivers a mind-blowing..
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