Polostan

{{Short description|2024 novel by Neal Stephenson}}

{{Use American English|date=October 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

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| name = Polostan

| image = Polostan book cover.jpg

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| title_orig =

| translator =

| author = Neal Stephenson

| set_in = Soviet Union, United States, 1933–1934

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| country = United States

| language = English

| series = Bomb Light

| release_number = 1

| genre = {{hlist|Historical fiction|Spy fiction|Thriller}}

| publisher = William Morrow and Company/HarperCollins

| release_date = 2024

| media_type = Hardcover (first edition)

| pages = 312

| preceded_by = none

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| isbn = 9-780-06233-449-7

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Polostan is a 2024 spy novel by American author Neal Stephenson, and the first novel in a planned historical fiction series called Bomb Light. The novel received positive reviews from critics.{{Cite news |last=Fesperman |first=Dan |date=October 15, 2024 |title=Neal Stephenson's New Novel Traces the Making of a Spy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/books/review/neal-stephenson-polostan.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241015134001/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/books/review/neal-stephenson-polostan.html#selection-4664.0-4664.1 |archive-date=October 15, 2024 |access-date=October 20, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}{{Cite news |last=Di Filippo |first=Paul |date=October 15, 2024 |title=With Polostan, Neal Stephenson Tries Something New |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/10/15/polostan-neal-stephenson-review/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241015221742/https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/10/15/polostan-neal-stephenson-review/#selection-518.0-518.1 |archive-date=October 15, 2024 |access-date=October 20, 2024 |work=Washington Post}}{{Cite magazine |date=September 15, 2024 |orig-date=published online August 17, 2024 |title=Polostan |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-stephenson/polostan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241020211446/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neal-stephenson/polostan/ |archive-date=October 20, 2024 |access-date=October 20, 2024 |department=Fiction |magazine=Kirkus Reviews |page=24 |volume=92 |issue=18}}