by Neal Stephenson · EDB FICCION · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466615778
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Odalisca is the third part of 'Azogue', the first volume of Neal Stephenson's 'Baroque Cycle'. In this installment, the destinies of Daniel Waterhouse, Bob Shaftoe, and Eliza, the ancestors of the protagonists of 'Cryptonomicon', intertwine. While Newton works on his 'Principia' and Daniel faces health problems, Eliza sends encrypted messages using a binary system based on the I Ching, apparently inspired by Leibniz. Science, cryptography, and cryptographers are once again key elements in a narrative that promises great revelations, without neglecting the adventures, espionage, and intricate European politics of the late 17th century. Stephenson ventures to novelize the birth of the modern world, the creation of science, and the transition from alchemy to empiricism and rationalism, with the same ease and amenity that characterized 'Cryptonomicon'.
Neal Town Stephenson is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, and baroque.
