# Event Details - **Event Name**: Neal Stephenson at First Parish Church - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: presenting D: Heavy WinterAbout this EventHarvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library welcome Neal Stephenson—#1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon—for a discussion of his highly anticipated new book, D: Heavy Water, the second installment in his monumental Bomb Light series-a gripping tale set on the eve of World War II, as nations race to find and control an elusive substance critical to building atomic weapons.**In order to accommodate more attendees, this event will now take place in the main sanctuary space of First Parish Church, Cambridge. Ticket holders should now enter at the main door located at 1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. If you need elevator access, please enter at 1 Church Street, Cambridge and ring the bell for access.TicketingTickets include admission for one and one hardcover copy of D: Heavy Water pre-signed by the author. Following the presentation Neal Stephenson will personalize books.Note: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.About D: Heavy WaterFrom Neal Stephenson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon, comes the second installment in his monumental Bomb Light series—a gripping tale set on the eve of World War II, as nations race to find and control an elusive substance critical to building atomic weapons.Europe, 1934. British journalist Owen Crisp-Upjohn is dispatched to Moscow, where his assignments quickly escalate from cultural reporting to international espionage. Before long, Owen finds himself pulled into the orbit of the enigmatic Earl of Suffolk, a maverick aristocrat, and Aurora, a curiously compelling woman with a shadowy past rooted in Soviet intelligence.Their mission soon becomes clear: secure the earth’s only supply of deuterium—"heavy water"—before it falls into Nazi hands. The high-stakes pursuit takes them from London’s plush drawing rooms to Barcelona, ravaged by the Spanish Civil War; from far-flung Soviet aerodromes to the perilous, icy landscapes of occupied Norway. Over time, Owen evolves from a detached observer into a man forced to confront profound questions of honor, love, and moral responsibility as loyalties are tested and allegiances shift in an ever-tightening web of science, intrigue, and deceit.Rich with historical insight, emotionally complex characters, and a relentless sense of urgency with a world on the edge of cataclysm, D: Heavy Water is a suspenseful and wildly entertaining tale of courage and consequence in which humankind’s future is shaped by decisions made in the shadows.BioNeal Stephenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Termination Shock, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland), Seveneves, Reamde, Anathem, The System of the World, The Confusion, Quicksilver, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, Zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . .Was the Command Line. He lives in Seattle, Washington.The Harvard Science Book Talks series is a collaboration between the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, and Harvard Book Store. The series features talks by the authors of recently published books on a variety of science-related topics and is open to both the Harvard community and to the general public. Learn more and watch recordings of past talks here. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arlington/neal-stephenson-at-first-parish-church/100001991597802640 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, fine-arts, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: First Parish Church - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 6.24, max: 45.09, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Arlington - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: First Parish Church - **lat**: 42.3988166 - **long**: -71.13171799999998 - **full address**: First Parish Church, 1446 Mass. 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