The Confusion
The Baroque Cycle 2
$45.10
- Paperback
832 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2005
Summary
Neal Stephenson follows his acclaimed historical novel, Quicksilver, with the extraordinary second volume of the Baroque Cycle.
Neal Stephenson continues his extraordinary Baroque Cycle in this sequel to his bestselling Quicksilver, bringing to life a cast of unforgettable characters in a time of breathtaking genius and discovery.
It is the late 1600s, on the high seas. A group of Barbary galley slaves plot as they ply the oars of a pirate ship, hatching a daring scheme to fin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099410690 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099410699 |
| Author: | Neal Stephenson |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 832 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2005 |
| Weight: | 564g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 38mm |
| Series: | Arrow Books |
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Ideas about currency and calculus become thrilling because of the way Stephenson incorporates them into his story… Huge in scope - rich in detail… This weird, wonderful collision of scholarship and storytelling has no peer * Time Out *A rip-roaring, swashbuckling Romance with a capital R … A blood-soaked, silver-plated depiction of 17th-century life from both ends of the economic scale, and with enough headlong, balls-to-the-wall buccaneering and Machiavellian plotting to satiate the most jaded of palates * Ink *Stephenson excels in marrying geekspeak wtih riotous action. When he describes a battle or a duel, his prose acquires thrilling panache… Jack Shaftoe is magnificent, a swashbuckling hero with a foul mouth and few morals, and his adventures are most appealing * Guardian *The definitive historical-sci-fi-epic-pirate-comedy-punk-love story. No easy feat, that * Entertainment Weekly *
About The Author
Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson is the bestselling author of Reamde, Anathem; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World); Cryptonomicon; The Diamond Age; Snow Crash, which was named one of Time magazine’s top one hundred all-time best English-language novels; and Zodiac. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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