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Cryptonomicon
Published 1999 by Avon Books · 928 pages
Hugo · 2000
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Neal Stephenson on these ballots
5 award entries · 4 books · 1 wins · 1996–2016
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Synopsis
Two timelines follow Allied codebreakers during World War II and their descendants building a data haven in Southeast Asia. Cryptography, hidden gold, and information warfare connect the two groups.
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