The System of the World
Author: Neal Stephenson
The thrilling conclusion to the Baroque Cycle. The year is 1714, Daniel Waterhouse has returned to England, where he joins forces with his friend Isaac Newton to hunt down a shadowy group attempting to blow up Natural Philosophers with “Infernal Devices”. One of the leading suspects is Newton’s arch-enemy, the master counterfeiter Jack the Coiner, A.K.A. Jack Shaftoe, King….Read More
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