Bitworld

Neal Stephenson

After billionaire game designer Richard “Dodge” Forthrast dies unexpectedly, an ambitious experiment in cryonics and brain emulation offers the possibility of restoring him—and overturning humanity’s understanding of mortality. As a digital afterlife known as the Bitworld takes shape, questions of identity, consciousness, power, and belief become as urgent as the technological breakthroughs that made it possible. Blending near-future speculation with mythology, philosophy, and adventure, the novel expands into a sweeping meditation on what it means to be human in a world where death may no longer be final.