The System of the World (novel)
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| Author | Neal Stephenson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Baroque Cycle |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
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Publication date
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September 21, 2004 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 912 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 55036877 |
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| LC Class | PS3569.T3868 S97 2004 |
| Preceded by | The Confusion |
The System of the World is a novel by Neal Stephenson and is the third and final volume in The Baroque Cycle. The title alludes to the third volume of Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which bears the same name.
The System of the World won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the Prometheus Award in 2005, as well as a receiving a nomination for the Arthur C. Clarke Award the same year.
The System of the World emulates many different literary styles. As one reviewer put it: it "is a con-fusion ... of historical novel, roman à thèse, epistolary novel, roman à clef, nouveau roman, satirical novel, roman fleuve, et cetera, et cetera, all bound up in the unlikely guise of epic science-fiction page-turner."
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