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Quicksilver

Quicksilver

Volume One of The Baroque Cycle
Historical FictionLiterary Fiction
Pages
927
Published
2003
Language
English

Synopsis

Step back to the late 17th century in Neal Stephenson's "Quicksilver," the first volume of The Baroque Cycle. This sprawling historical novel follows the fictional Royal Society member Daniel Waterhouse as he navigates a world of scientific discovery, political intrigue, and bizarre adventures. Witness the dawn of modern science as geniuses like Newton and Leibniz explore the universe, while Daniel and his family become entangled in events that echo through history.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingIntellectualAtmosphericComplex

Genres

Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Adventure

About the author

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Neal Stephenson

Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque. Stephenson's work explores subjects such as mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. He also writes non-fiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired. He has also written novels with his un...

Characters

Daniel WaterhouseProtagonist
Isaac NewtonSupporting
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizSupporting
All characters in Quicksilver