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Key Information
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| Authors: |
Neal Stephenson |
| Narrator: |
Simon Prebble |
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Travel |
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New York Times Book Review: "Stephenson clearly never intended QUICKSILVER to be one of those meticulously accurate historical novels that capture ways of thought of times go by. Instead, it explores the philosophical concerns of today....At its best, the novel does this through thrillingly clever, suspenseful and amusing plot twists." |
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Format: Digital
ISBN: 9780060798055 |
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<I>Quicksilver</I> 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.<p>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.<p>And it is the tale of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent Europe through the newborn power of finance.<p>A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life, <I>Quicksilver</I> is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most original and important literary talents of o |
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