From bestselling author Neal Stephenson and critically acclaimed historical and contemporary commercial novelist Nicole Galland comes a captivating and complex near-future thriller combining history, science, magic, mystery, intrigue, and adventure that questions the very foundations of the modern world.
When Melisande Stokes, an expert in linguistics and languages, accidently meets military intelligence operator Tristan Lyons in a hallway at Harvard University, it is the beginning of a chain of events that will alter their lives and human history itself. The young man from a shadowy government entity approaches Mel, a low-level faculty member, with an incredible offer. The only condition: she must sign a nondisclosure agreement in return for the rather large sum of money.
Tristan needs Mel to translate some very old documents, which, if authentic, are earth-shattering. They prove that magic actually existed and was practiced for centuries. But the arrival of the scientific revolution and the Age of Enlightenment weakened its power and endangered its practitioners. Magic stopped working altogether in 1851, at the time of the Great Exhibition at Londons Crystal Palacethe worlds fair celebrating the rise of industrial technology and commerce. Something about the modern world "jams" the "frequencies" used by magic, and its up to Tristan to find out why.
And so the Department of Diachronic OperationsD.O.D.O. gets cracking on its real mission: to develop a device that can bring magic back, and send Diachronic Operatives back in time to keep it alive . . . and meddle with a little history at the same time. But while Tristan and his expanding operation master the science and build the technology, they overlook the mercurialand treacherousnature of the human heart.
Written with the genius, complexity, and innovation that characterize all of Neal Stephensons work and steeped with the down-to-earth warmth and humor of Nicole Gallands storytelling style, this exciting and vividly realized work of science fiction will make you believe in the impossible, and take you to placesand timesbeyond imagining.

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The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)

The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O.

Neal Stephenson, Nicole Galland

Harper Collins Publishers UK

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Longman Publishing

The Borough Press

borough press uk

Independently

Mills & Boon

Pavilion

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

United States, United States of America

1st Edition, First Edition, PS, 2017

First Edition Later Printing, 2017

First edition, New York, NY, 2017

Paperback edition, London, 2018

Aug 24, 2018

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When Melisande Stokes, An Expert In Linguistics And Languages, Accidentally Meets Military Intelligence Operator Tristan Lyons In A Hallway At Harvard University, It Is The Beginning Of A Chain Of Events That Will Alter Their Lives And Human History Itself. The Young Man From A Shadowy Government Entity Approaches Mel, A Low-level Faculty Member, With An Incredible Offer. The Only Condition: She Must Sign A Nondisclosure Agreement In Return For The Rather Large Sum Of Money. Tristan Needs Mel To Translate Some Very Old Documents, Which, If Authentic, Are Earth-shattering. They Prove That Magic Actually Existed And Was Practiced For Centuries. But The Arrival Of The Scientific Revolution And The Age Of Enlightenment Weakened Its Power And Endangered Its Practitioners. Magic Stopped Working Altogether In 1851, At The Time Of The Great Exhibition At London's Crystal Palacethe World's Fair Celebrating The Rise Of Industrial Technology And Commerce. Something About The Modern World Jams The Frequencies Used By Magic, And It's Up To Tristan To Find Out Why. And So The Department Of Diachronic Operationsd.o.d.o. Gets Cracking On Its Real Mission: To Develop A Device That Can Bring Magic Back, And Send Diachronic Operatives Back In Time To Keep It Alive . . . And Meddle With A Little History At The Same Time.-- Neal Stephenson And Nicole Galland.

"When Melisande Stokes, an expert in linguistics and languages, accidentally meets military intelligence operator Tristan Lyons in a hallway at Harvard University, it is the beginning of a chain of events that will alter their lives and human history itself. The young man from a shadowy government entity approaches Mel, a low-level faculty member, with an incredible offer. The only condition: she must sign a nondisclosure agreement in return for the rather large sum of money. Tristan needs Mel to translate some very old documents, which, if authentic, are earth-shattering. They prove that magic actually existed and was practiced for centuries. But the arrival of the scientific revolution and the Age of Enlightenment weakened its power and endangered its practitioners. Magic stopped working altogether in 1851, at the time of the Great Exhibition at London's Crystal Palace--the world's fair celebrating the rise of industrial technology and commerce. Something about the modern world "jams" the "frequencies" used by magic, and it's up to Tristan to find out why. And so the Department of Diachronic Operations--D.O.D.O.--gets cracking on its real mission: to develop a device that can bring magic back, and send Diachronic Operatives back in time to keep it alive ... and meddle with a little history at the same time."-- From the publisher

"Boston, present day. A young man from a shadowy government agency shows up at an Ivy League university and offers an eminent professor a lot of money to study a trove of recently discovered old documents. The only condition: the professor must sign an NDA that would preclude him from publishing his findings, should they be significant. The professor refuses and tells the young man to get lost. On his way out, he bumps into a young woman--a low-on-the-totem-pole adjunct faculty member who's more than happy to sign the NDA and earn a few bucks. The documents, if authentic, are earth-shaking: they prove that magic actually existed and was practiced for much of human history. But its effectiveness began to wane around the time of the scientific revolution and the Age of Enlightenment; it stopped working altogether in 1851 at the time of the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London. It's not entirely clear why, but it appears that something about the modern world "jams" the "frequencies" used by magic. And so the shadowy government agency--the Department of Diachronic Operations, or DODO--gets cracking on its real mission: to develop a device that is shielded from whatever it is that interferes with magic and thus send Diachronic Operatives back in time to meddle with history"-- Provided by publisher

Melisande en Tristan worden ingezet bij een onderzoek naar magie omdat magie helemaal verdwenen lijkt te zijn, maar er is een mogelijkheid om terug te reizen in de tijd. NL-ZmNBD

2017-06-13