Quicksilver: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle: The Baroque Cycle, cartea 1
Autor Neal Stephensonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 sep 2004
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.
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.
A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life, Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most original and important literary talents of our time.
And it's just the beginning ...
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780060593087
ISBN-10: 0060593083
Pagini: 960
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 39 mm
Greutate: 0.79 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks
Seria The Baroque Cycle
ISBN-10: 0060593083
Pagini: 960
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 39 mm
Greutate: 0.79 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks
Seria The Baroque Cycle
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Recenzii
“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
“Stephenson’s new machine is a wonderment to behold. A-” — 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
“[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
“Stephenson’s new machine is a wonderment to behold. A-” — 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
Notă biografică
Neal Stephenson is the bestselling author of the novels Reamde, Anathem, The System of the World, The Confusion, Quicksilver, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, and Zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . . Was the Command Line. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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