“Half-Cocked Jack” Shaftoe—London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer—rescues Eliza 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 chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of “Half-Cocked Jack” Shaftoe - London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer - 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.

Neal Stephenson is the author of “Anathem”; the three-vo

Neal Stephenson is the author of “Anathem”; the three-vo

Neal Stephenson is the author of “Anathem”; the three-vo

Neal Stephenson is the author of “Anathem”; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (“Quicksilver”, "The lume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (“Quicksilver”, "The lume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (“Quicksilver”, "The lume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (“Quicksilver”, “The Confusion”, and “The System of the World”); “Cryptonomicon”;Confusion“, and ”The System of the World"); “Cryptonomicon”;Con