Series: Book 1 in the Baroque Cycle (3 Volume) series
Rating: ****
Tags: Fiction, General, Historical, Sagas, Lang:en
Summary
Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse,
fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in
the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a
chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of
the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can
alter the political landscape overnight. It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of
"Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin turned
swashbuckling adventurer and legendary King of the Vagabonds --
risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly
maddening from the pox. And it is the tale of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish
harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to
reinvent Europe through the newborn power of finance. A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive
novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to
vivid life,
Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one
of the most original and important literary talents of our
time. And it's just the beginning ... **