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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle No. 1)
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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle No. 1) Mass market paperback - 2006

by Stephenson, Neal

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Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, this first installment of Stephenson's multi-volume epic is available in mass market. The Baroque Cycle brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters in a time of breathtaking genius and discovery, men and women whose exploits defined an age.

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  • Title Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle No. 1)
  • Author Stephenson, Neal
  • Binding Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher William Morrow & Company, New York, New York
  • Date 2006-01-31
  • Features Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # T42-000313315
  • ISBN 9780060833169 / 0060833165
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 in (17.02 x 10.67 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Adventure and adventurers
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Quicksilver tells the intertwining tales of 3 unforgettable main characters (descendants of characters from Cryptonomicon) as they traverse a landscape populated by mad alchemists, Barbary pirates, and bawdy courtiers, as well as historical figures including Ben Franklin, William of Orange, Louis XIV, and many others. This breathtaking story ranges from the American colonies to the Tower of London to the glittering palace at Versailles, and all manner of places in between — and plays out during a singular nexus point in history, when rationality triumphed over mysticism, monarchy was overthrown, markets become free, and religious tolerance gained ground over harsh oppression. It is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight. It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer and legendary King of the Vagabonds -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox ... and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance. A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life -- a historical epic populated by the likes of Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, William of Orange, Benjamin Franklin, and King Louis XIV -- Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most original and important literary talents of our time. And it's just the beginning ... (From Overdrive)

First line

ENOCH ROUNDS THE CORNER JUST as the executioner raises the noose above the woman's head.

From the rear cover

In which Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous Puritan, pursues knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe -- in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.

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Citations

  • Science, 06/05/2009, Page 1268