Neal Stephenson is the bestselling author of i>Reamde/i>, i>Anathem/i>; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (i>Quicksilver/i>, i>The Confusion/i>, and i>The System of the World/i>); i>Cryptonomicon/i>; i>The Diamond Age/i>; i>Snow Crash/i>, which was named one of i>Time/i> magazine's top one hundred all-time best English-language novels; and i>Zodiac/i>. He lives in Seattle, Washington.