| Polostan | |
| Author: | Neal Stephenson |
| Set In: | Soviet Union, United States, 1933–1934 |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Bomb Light |
| Release Number: | 1 |
| Publisher: | William Morrow and Company/HarperCollins |
| Release Date: | 2024 |
| Media Type: | Hardcover (first edition) |
| Pages: | 312 |
| Preceded By: | none |
| Isbn: | 9-780-06233-449-7 |
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.[1] [2] [3]
Set in the early 20th century, Polostan dramatizes the early life of Dawn Rae as she moves between the USA and the Soviet Union amidst the dawn of the Atomic age. Dawn recounts her time in the States as she's being groomed as a spy for the organization that would eventually become the KGB.
Stephenson references various historical figures and events that occurred in 1930s America, such as General Patton and the Century of Progress.