Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle
Description: Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, this trilogy tells the intertwining tales of 3 unforgettable main characters (descendants of characters from Cryptonomicon) as they traverse a landscape populated by mad alchemists, Barbary pirates, and bawdy courtiers, as well as historical figures including Ben Franklin, William of Orange, Louis XIV, and many others.
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Quicksilver [The Baroque Cycle Volume 1]
by Neal Stephenson
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 Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Quicksilver tells the intertwining tales of 3 unforgettable main characters (descendants of characters from Cryptonomicon) as they traverse a landscape populated by mad alchemists, Barbary pirates, and bawdy courtiers, as well as historical figures including Ben Franklin, William of Orange, Louis XIV, and many others. This breathtaking story ranges from the American colonies to the Tower of London to the glittering palace at Ver... more info>> (Published: 2004) Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner
Category: Historical Fiction
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The Confusion [The Baroque Cycle Volume 2]
by Neal Stephenson
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 Continuing the epic adventure begun in the bestselling Quicksilver! In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves--including one Jack Shaftoe, a.k.a. King of the Vagabonds, a.k.a. Half-Cocked Jack, lately and miraculously cured of the pox--devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure ensues, rife with battles, chases, hairbreadth escapes, swashbuckling, bloodletting, and danger--a perilous race for an enormous prize of silver ... nay, gold ... nay, legendary gold that... more info>> (Published: 2004)
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The System of the World [The Baroque Cycle Volume 3]
by Neal Stephenson
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'Tis done. The world is a most confused and unsteady place--especially London, center of finance, innovation, and conspiracy--in the year 1714, when Daniel Waterhouse makes his less-than-triumphant return to England's shores. Aging Puritan and Natural Philosopher, confidant of the high and mighty and contemporary of the most brilliant minds of the age, he has braved the merciless sea and an assault by the infamous pirate Blackbeard to help mend the rift between two adversarial geniuses at a prin... more info>> (Published: 2004)
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