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Title: Newton's Cannon Title Record # 969434
Author: Greg Keyes
Date: 1998-05-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Age of Unreason
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Synopsis: From the back cover of the Del Rey first edition: 1681: Sir Isaac Newton turns his restless mind to the ancient art of alchemy. He achieves an unprecedented breakthrough, unleashing Philosopher's Mercury, a primal source of matter and a key to manipulating the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Now, Louis XIV of France and George I of England battle for its control. As English armies push nearer to Paris, Louis calls for a new weapon - a mysterious device known only as Newton's Cannon. Amidst the decadence of Versailles, courtiers and poseurs plot and scheme. And Adrienne de Montchevreuil, an impecunious noblewoman of great beauty and unsuspected talents, labors to unlock the mystery of Newton's Cannon before it is too late - for her King, for her country... for herself. In Boston, half a world away, a young apprentice by the name of Benjamin Franklin stumbles across a dangerous secret. Pursued by a powerful and deadly enemy - half scientist, half sorcerer - Ben makes his fugitive way to England. Only Newton himself can help him now. But who will help Sir Isaac? For Newton was not the first to unleash the Philosopher's Mercury. Others were there before him. Creatures as scornful of science as they are of mankind. And burning to be rid of both...
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1998 Newton's Cannon [as by J. Gregory Keyes]
Year Language Title
1999Translated by Erica Feberwee.
Dutch Het Wapen van Newton
2001Translated by Olivier Deparis.
French Les démons du Roi-Soleil [as by J. Gregory Keyes]
2007Translated by Olivier Deparis.
French Les démons du Roi-Soleil

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Newton's Cannon 1998-05-00 J. Gregory Keyes Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-40605-2
$14.00?$: US dollar
355
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Terese Nielsen  
Newton's Cannon 1998-09-00 J. Gregory Keyes Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC 1-56865-829-X / 18398
$10.98?$: US dollar
[12]+
355
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Terese Nielsen Checkmark
Het Wapen van Newton 1999-00-00 Greg Keyes Luitingh-Sijthoff 90-245-2187-4   448
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Ingrid Bockting Checkmark
Newton's Cannon 1999-04-00 J. Gregory Keyes Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-43378-5
$6.99?$: US dollar
xii+
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Terese Nielsen Checkmark
Les démons du Roi-Soleil 2001-03-00 J. Gregory Keyes Flammarion (Imagine) 2-08-067961-9
F120.00?F: French frank
360
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel  
Newton's Cannon 2004-07-00 Greg Keyes Tor / Pan Macmillan UK 0-330-41997-8
£6.99?£: UK pound
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Dominic Harman  
Les démons du Roi-Soleil 2007-02-21 Greg Keyes Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5916) 978-2-266-16324-8   450
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Julien Delval Checkmark
Newton's Cannon 2008-06-26 J. Gregory Keyes Paw Prints 978-1-4395-0110-8
$16.99?$: US dollar
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Newton's Cannon 2009-02-04 J. Gregory Keyes Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-307-55859-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Newton's Cannon 2015-12-22 Greg Keyes Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-2656-7
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Age of Unreason 2017-11-28 Greg Keyes Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-4963-4
$31.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni Checkmark
Newton's Cannon 2021-09-14 Greg Keyes Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-6860-4
$24.99?$: US dollar
306
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel  
Newton's Cannon date unknown J. Gregory Keyes Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-43378-5
C$8.99?C$: Canadian dollar
xii+
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Terese Nielsen Checkmark
Newton's Cannon date unknown J. Gregory Keyes Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-43378-5
$6.99?$: US dollar
xii+
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Terese Nielsen  
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