Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the second and third installments of Stephenson's Baroque Cycle epic--previously published in "Quicksilver, Vol. 1"--are now available in individual mass-market editions.
Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the second and third installments of Stephenson's Baroque Cycle epic--previously published in "Quicksilver, Vol. 1"--are now available in individual mass-market editions.
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.
“"Stephenson's new machine is a wonderment to behold. A-"”
"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
-- 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
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.
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