The diamond age

Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)

This book might be part of the Bantam spectra book series.

Paperback, 455 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 2000 by Bantam Books.

ISBN:
978-0-553-38096-5
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OCLC Number:
44967380

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The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device.

24 editions

Plotty

Quite a thick plot, lots of characters, many plot twists and more world-building in a single book than you can shake your nanobots at. Also, if you're interested in a fictionalized primer (ha!) on Turing machines, this is the book you're looking for.

Subjects

  • American Science Fiction And Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction - High Tech
  • Fiction / Science Fiction / General
  • Science Fiction - General
  • Science Fiction