Stephenson zeichnet hier ein fulminantes Bild des 17. Jahrhunderts, einer Zeit großer Erfinder, Entdecker, Forscher und Abenteurer.
Neal Stephenson is the bestselling author of Reamde, Anathem; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World); Cryptonomicon; The Diamond Age; Snow Crash, which was named one of Time magazine's top one hundred all-time best English-language novels; and Zodiac. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
