Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle #1

Neal Stephenson

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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.

Book Details

Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Publish Date: Jan 31st, 2006
Pages: 480
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 6.70in - 4.20in - 1.20in - 0.50lb
EAN: 9780060833169
Categories: • Historical - 20th Century - World War II & Holocaust• Action & Adventure• Sagas

About the Author

Stephenson, Neal: -

Neal 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.

Praise for this book

"Genius . . . You'll wish it were longer." -- Time magazine

"[QUICKSILVER] explores the philosophical concerns of today . . . through thrillingly clever, suspenseful and amusing plot twists." -- New York Times Book Review

"Sprawling, irreverent, and ultimately profound." -- Newsweek

"A sprawling, engrossing tale." -- Seattle Times

"Stephenson's new machine is a wonderment to behold. A-" -- Entertainment Weekly

"An astonishing achievement." -- Sunday Telegraph

"[QUICKSILVER] is a rare thing: a 1,000-page book that you don't want to end. -- San Antonio Express-News

"[O]ften brilliant and occassionally astonishing ...[QUICKSILVER] has wit, ambition and ... moments of real genius." -- Book World

"[A]n awe-inspiring book, stuffed with heart-stopping action scenes ... and a treasure trove of forgotten historical lore." -- Book

"Dense, witty, erudite ... and gripping ... a far more impressive literary endeavor than most so-called "serious" fiction." -- Independent