Termination Shock

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Stephenson, Neal, author.

Title: Termination shock : a novel / Neal Stephenson.

Description: First Edition. | New York, NY : William Morrow, [2021] | Summary: “A visionary new science fiction thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves, Anathem. Reamde, and Cryptonomicon”— Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021031366 (print) | LCCN 2021031367 (ebook) | ISBN 9780063028050 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780063028067 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9780063028074 (ebook)

Subjects: GSAFD: Science fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3569.T3868 T47 2021 (print) | LCC PS3569.T3868 (ebook) | DDC 813/.54—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021031366

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021031367

Digital Edition NOVEMBER 2021 ISBN: 978-0-06-302807-4

Print ISBN: 978-0-06-302805-0

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