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Quicksilver

The Baroque Cycle #1
By Neal Stephenson
Series: Baroque Cycle
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Quicksilver follows Daniel Waterhouse, a bold Puritan thinker, as he navigates the turbulent intellectual world of Baroque Europe. Amidst a backdrop where reason clashes with ambition and disaster can swiftly change politics, Daniel engages with some of the era's greatest minds in a quest for knowledge.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers who enjoy historical fiction rich in scientific discovery and 17th-century European history, especially those intrigued by the interplay between intellect and political power.

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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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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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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780060833169

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 January 2006

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 107.0mm

Height: 170.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 480

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About the Author

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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