Book Review: The System of the World by Neal Stephenson

Set in the early 18th century and featuring a diverse cast of characters that includes alchemists, mathematicians, thieves, pirates, and royalty, The System of the World follows Daniel Waterhouse to some of the most brilliant minds of the age, as he returns to England to repair the rift between Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Following Qucksilver and The Confusion, this third volume in Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle wraps up an historical work of fiction of epic proportions.

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