{"product_id":"system-of-the-world","title":"System Of The World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeal Stephenson follows his highly-praised historical novels, \u003ci\u003eQuicksilver\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eConfusion\u003c\/i\u003e, with the extraordinary third and final volume of the Baroque Cycle.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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'' - time bombs. As Daniel and Newton conspire, an increasingly vicious struggle is waged for England''s Crown: who will take control when the ailing queen dies?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTories and Whigs clash as one faction jockeys to replace Queen Anne with ''The Pretender'' James Stuart, and the other promotes the Hanoverian dynasty of Princess Caroline. Meanwhile, a long-simmering dispute between Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz comes to a head, with potentially cataclysmic consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWildly inventive, brilliantly conceived, \u003ci\u003eThe System of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is the final volume in Neal Stephenson''s hugely ambitious and compelling saga. Filled with a remarkable cast of characters in a time of genius, discovery and change, the Baroque Cycle is a magnificent and unique achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317622350206,"sku":"NW9780099463368","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780099463368.jpg?v=1778238062","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/system-of-the-world","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}