Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle 1) by Neal Stephenson - Shelfari

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Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver is here. A monumental literary feat that follows the author's critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller Cryptonomicon , it is history, adventure, science, truth, invention, sex, absurdity, piracy, madness, death, and alchemy. It sweeps across continents... read more

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Enoch rounds the corner just as the executioner raises the noose above the woman’s head.

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This is book 1 in the The Baroque Cycle series.

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Neal Stephenson (Author)

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Locus Award (2005: Best Science Fiction Novel)

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