It is the last book in the trilogy The Baroque Cycle, with the first two being Quicksilver and The Confusion of the World. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. The System of the World, the third and concluding volume of Neal Stephensons shelf-bending Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver and The Confusion), brings the epic historical saga to its thrilling - and truly awe-inspiring - conclusion. The System of the World is a science fiction novel that was written by Neal Stephenson.
As Daniel combs city and country for clues to the identity of the blackguard who is attempting to blow up Natural Philosophers, political factions jockey for position while awaiting the impending death of the ailing queen, and the "holy grail" of alchemy, the key to life eternal, tantalizes and continues to elude Isaac Newton.Īs Newton, Waterhouse, and Shaftoe each circle closer to the object of Daniel's quest, everything that was will be changed forever. The System of the World - Neal Stephenson is an incredible novel by Neal Stephenson that follows the lives of three men in the early 18th century as they. Hostilities are suddenly moving to a new and more volatile level as Half-Cocked Jack hatches a daring plan, aiming for the total corruption of Britain's newborn monetary system.Įnter Daniel Waterhouse: Aging Puritan and Natural Philosopher, Daniel has been on a long and harrowing quest to help mend the rift between adversarial geniuses.
London has long been home to a secret war between the brilliant, enigmatic Master of the Mint and closet alchemist, Isaac Newton, and his archnemesis, the insidious counterfeiter Jack the Coiner.
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