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The Resource Fall; or, Dodge in hell : a novel, Neal Stephenson, (sound recording)

Fall; or, Dodge in hell : a novel, Neal Stephenson, (sound recording)

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Summary
  • When a routine procedure gone wrong renders a gaming billionaire brain dead, his stunned family and friends cryopreserve and digitally transfer his consciousness into an immortal tech-driven existence
  • "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..."--Container
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
25 audio discs (approximately 31 hr., 55 min.)
Note
Compact discs
Isbn
9781511328418
Instance
Label
Fall; or, Dodge in hell : a novel
Title
Fall; or, Dodge in hell
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Neal Stephenson
Title variation
  • Fall
  • Dodge in hell
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • When a routine procedure gone wrong renders a gaming billionaire brain dead, his stunned family and friends cryopreserve and digitally transfer his consciousness into an immortal tech-driven existence
  • "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..."--Container
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Stephenson, Neal
Dewey number
813/.54
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
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Performed by Malcolm Hillgartner
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Hillgartner, Malcolm
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  • Immortality
  • Cryonics
  • Low temperature engineering
  • Technology
  • Future life
  • Dead
  • Dystopias
  • FICTION / Thrillers / General
  • FICTION / Thrillers / Technological
  • FICTION / Science Fiction / Cyberpunk
  • FICTION / Action & Adventure
  • Cryonics
  • Dead
  • Dystopias
  • Future life
  • Immortality
  • Low temperature engineering
  • Technology
Target audience
adult
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not applicable
Label
Fall; or, Dodge in hell : a novel, Neal Stephenson, (sound recording)
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Publication
Copyright
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Compact discs
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1100116078
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
25 audio discs (approximately 31 hr., 55 min.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781511328418
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
s
Other control number
9781511328418
Other physical details
digital, CD audio
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
Stock number
  • 30cz8k
  • 10cz8k
System control number
(OCoLC)1100116078
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
Fall; or, Dodge in hell : a novel, Neal Stephenson, (sound recording)
Publication
Copyright
Note
Compact discs
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1100116078
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
25 audio discs (approximately 31 hr., 55 min.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781511328418
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
s
Other control number
9781511328418
Other physical details
digital, CD audio
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
Stock number
  • 30cz8k
  • 10cz8k
System control number
(OCoLC)1100116078
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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