The Baroque Cycle

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The Baroque Cycle is a sprawling historical science-fiction trilogy by Neal Stephenson that blends 17th- and 18th-century politics, early modern science, cryptography, and adventure.

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The Baroque Cycle canonical 5
Baroque Cycle 1
Baroque Cycle trilogy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical fiction work
novel series
science fiction work
author Neal Stephenson
awarded Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
linked to: Locus Award
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresCharacter Daniel Waterhouse
Eliza
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Isaac Newton
Jack Shaftoe
Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France

William of Orange
firstPublicationYear 2003
genre adventure fiction
alternate history
historical fiction
science fiction
hasPageCountApprox 2500
hasPart Quicksilver
The Confusion
The System of the World
language English
lastPublicationYear 2004
literaryMovement postmodern literature
mainTheme cryptography
early modern science
economics
emergence of modern finance
natural philosophy
politics
notableFor complex, interwoven narrative structure
detailed depiction of the scientific revolution
exploration of the origins of modern computing concepts
integration of real historical figures with fictional characters
numberOfVolumes 3
periodDepicted Age of Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
publisher HarperCollins
William Morrow
setInPeriod 17th century
18th century
settingLocation England
France
Germany
the Americas
linked to: Americas

the Mediterranean
linked to: Mediterranean

the Netherlands
linked to: Netherlands

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Neal Stephenson notableSeries The Baroque Cycle
Cryptonomicon partOfUniverse Baroque Cycle universe
linked to: The Baroque Cycle
Quicksilver partOfSeries The Baroque Cycle
The Confusion partOfSeries The Baroque Cycle
The Confusion seriesGenre Baroque Cycle
linked to: The Baroque Cycle
The System of the World series The Baroque Cycle
The System of the World concludes The Baroque Cycle
The System of the World partOf Baroque Cycle trilogy
linked to: The Baroque Cycle