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Quicksilver

Volume One of the Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson is a mind-boggling novel. I don’t know how to categorize it. Maybe an historical novel of science and politics. Whatever. This tale of 17th century Europe features appealing characters caught in historical events, illuminating them from a fascinating and humorous insider perspective. In spite of the fact that the book is enormous, it is mesmerizing. The second volume is out. I’ll be reading it.

Published in hardcover by William Morrow. ISBN 0380977427

1 Comment

  1. Sophie Pozycjonowanie

    December 6, 2010 @ 6:32 pm

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    I don’t understand until the end of what’s written here, because I have no idea English so well. It is possible to write it more clearly?

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