{"product_id":"the-system-of-the-world-volume-three-of-the-baroque-cycle-9780060750862","title":"The System of the World: Volume Three of the Baroque Cycle","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngland, 1714. 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Daniel Waterhouse: Aging Puritan and Natural Philosopher, Daniel has been on a long and harrowing quest to help mend the rift between adversarial geniuses. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Newton, Waterhouse, and Shaftoe each circle closer to the object of Daniel's quest, everything that was will be changed forever ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephenson, Neal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeal Stephenson is the bestselling author of the novels \u003cem\u003eReamde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnathem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe System of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Confusion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuicksilver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptonomicon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Diamond Age\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSnow Crash\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eZodiac\u003c\/em\u003e, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work \u003cem\u003eIn the Beginning . . . Was the Command Line\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50704780132626,"sku":"9780060750862","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_87a24e89-8cb8-4d17-92b5-aeb360cd9633.jpg?v=1734479176","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-system-of-the-world-volume-three-of-the-baroque-cycle-9780060750862","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}