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In this wonderfully inventive follow-up to his bestseller Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters in a time of breathtaking genius and discovery, men and women whose exploits defined an age known as the Baroque.

Daniel Waterhouse possesses a brilliant scientific mind — and yet knows that his genius is dwarfed by that of his friends Isaac Newton, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and Robert Hooke. He rejects the arcane tradition of alchemy, even as it is giving birth to new ways of understanding the world.

Jack Shaftoe began his life as a London street urchin and is now a reckless wanderer in search of great fortune. The intrepid exploits of Half-Cocked Jack, King of the Vagabonds, are quickly becoming the stuff of legend throughout Europe.

Eliza is a young woman whose ingenuity is all that keeps her alive after being set adrift from the Turkish harem in which she has been imprisoned since she was a child.

Daniel, Jack, and Eliza will traverse a landscape populated by mad alchemists, Barbary pirates, and bawdy courtiers, as well as historical figures including Samuel Pepys, Ben Franklin, and other great minds of the age. Traveling from the infant American colonies to the Tower of London to the glittering courts of Louis XIV, and all manner of places in between, this magnificent historical epic brings to vivid life a time like no other, and establishes its author as one of the preeminent talents of our own age.

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metalgeek

interesting, was wondering when his next book was going to come out.
Looks like it's going to be a series, I'll reserve my judgement till later, though I'm a bit trepidatious about this. we'll see.

thomerishus

trippy.....

gov135

very interesting. thank you.

MSD

Can't wait, loved his other stuff.

Charlatan

I am just re-reading this series for the second time.

I only brought a few things with me to Singapore (besides clothing) and the three tomes that make up the Baroque Cycle are currently at my bedside.

I've enjoyed all of his work... this series even more.

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ubertuber

Charlatan, I hate you for bumping this thread. I thought there was a new book coming out.

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Charlatan

I was searching for something else and came across it thinking the same thing you did... glad to spread the angst.

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"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
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