← Back to search
Cover of The Diamond Age

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson (1995)

SubgenreCyberpunk
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads4.16
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Class StruggleChild Harm

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryHopeful EndingMentor Figure

Hero archetypes

Engineer

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroinePoor Heroine / from the Wrong Side

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish Out of Water

Tropes

CyberpunkSocial SFFound FamilyReluctant HeroRogue AIClass WarfareNanotechnology

Themes

Artificial IntelligenceClass StruggleComing of AgeEducation and LearningSelf-DeterminationSocial EngineeringTechnology

Synopsis

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.

Tags

Literary SFSocial CommentaryPostcyberpunkNanopunk