“This is the third in a three book collection that is set in the late 1600s-early 1700s. Some of the historically famous characters are Sir Issac Newton, Gottfried Leibniz and others (King Louie the XIV, King Charles the I [more of a cameo really] his son Charles the II and others)
The best characters are the fictional ones, Daniel Waterhouse, Jack Shiftoe and Eliza (last name not known). They really make the 3 thousand odd pages fly by. Well, it took me about 3 years or so but I took breaks between books. Check out Quicksilver, the first in the bunch and make sure you give it a solid 400 pages before you quit. You won't be sorry. If you make it though this trilogy you will want to read Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash. Cryptonomicon is loosely connected to The Baroque Cycle.
Stephenson was born in Maryland!
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Michael S wrote this review Thursday, February 7, 2008.
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