''Newtons Sleep'' is an original novel by Daniel O'Mahony set in the

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universe. It is the only Faction Paradox novel to be published by Random Static. Although taking place in a shared universe, it is a stand-alone work that does not require any prior knowledge of Faction Paradox. The events of ''Newtons Sleep'' occur on Earth in the 17th century. One of the central characters of the book is the historical playwright and spy

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. The lack of an apostrophe in the title is intentional, and alludes to both ''

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'' and the original punctuation of the

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quote from which it is drawn: Blake is objecting to the literalism of the Newtonian mindset. He would have us see multiple significances in everything. On 16 January 2009, Random Static released a free

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edition of ''Newtons Sleep'' in pdf format.

Awards

The cover art, by Emma Weakley won the Sir Julius Vogel Award (New Zealand science fiction and fantasy award) for Best Artwork in 2009.Sir Julius Vogel Winners 2008

References

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