Are we living in a simulation? Is there an afterlife? And if not, what would it take to create one? Drawing inspiration from Seattle's tech industry and the emerging field of virtual reality, best-selling science-fiction author Neal Stephenson knits together ideas as old as the Bible and as up-to-date as Elon Musk's musings in an epic 880-page novel titled "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell," due out June 4. GeekWire's Alan Boyle read the book and interviewed Stephenson, and joins us to share highlights.

<p>Are we living in a simulation? Is there an afterlife? And if not, what would it take to create one? Drawing inspiration from Seattle's tech industry and the emerging field of virtual reality, best-selling science-fiction author Neal Stephenson knits together ideas as old as the Bible and as up-to-date as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBKRuI2zHp0">Elon Musk's musings</a> in an epic 880-page novel titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Dodge-Hell-Neal-Stephenson/dp/006245871X">"Fall; or, Dodge in Hell,"</a> due out June 4. GeekWire's Alan Boyle read the book and interviewed Stephenson, and joins us to share highlights.</p>

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