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Description edit
The trials of Dr. Daniel Waterhouse and the Natural Philosophers increase one hundredfold in an England plagued by the impending war and royal insecurities -- as the beautiful and ambitious Eliza plays a most dangerous game as double agent and confidante of enemy kings.
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Characters/People edit
- Daniel Waterhouse: Add a description of this character.
- Eliza
- Jeffreys
- Isaac
- James Ii
- Roger Comstock
- William
- Hooke
- Liselotte
- Bob Shaftoe
- Drake
- Jack Ketch
- Sophie
- John Churchill
- Caroline
- Cromwell
- Charles Ii
- Dr. Von Pfung
- Marie
- Monsieur
- Madame
- Abigail
- Huygens
- Mr. Pepys
- Dr. Alkmaar
- Upnor
- Flamsteed
- M. Le
- Brigitte
- Frau Heppner
- Mr. Bhnh
- Countess De La Zeur
- Holland
- Solomon
- Marquis
- Newton
- Beatrice
- Mary
- Fatio
Setting & Locations edit
- Versailles
- Tower Of London
- France
- England
- Amsterdam
- Whitehall
- Monmouth
- Cambridge
- Binnenhof
- St. Cloud
- Paris
- Anglesey
- Monseigneur
- Penn
- Hague
- Court
- Nijmegen
- Scheveningen
- Batavia
- Massachusetts
- Europe
- Taunton
- Raleigh
- North Sea
- Dunkirk
- Sheerness
- Venice
- Ireland
- Heidelberg
- Ipswich
- Vienna
- Germany
- Principia Mathematica
- Spain
- East India Company
- America
- Dorset
- Jupiter
- Savoy
- Dutch Republic
- Mainz
- Bohemia
- Greenwich
- Willesden
- Epsom
- Berlin
- Argonne
First Sentence edit
LIKE A HORSEMAN WHO REINS in a wild stallion that has borne him, will he, nill he, across several counties; or a ship's captain who, after scudding before a gale through a bad night, hoists sail, and gets underway once more, navigating through unfamiliar seas-thus Dr. Daniel Waterhouse, anno domini 1685, watching King Charles II die at Whitehall Palace.
Errata edit
Odalisque was originally published combined with books 1 & 2 of the Baroque Cycle under the title Quicksilver.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 7 in The Baroque Cycle (Individual Books). (standard series)
Preceded by King of the Vagabonds, and followed by Bonanza.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Neal Stephenson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Torch Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0060833181
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Harper Torch Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0060833181
Page Count: 464
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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