The release date for the English version of 'Quicksilver' by
Neal Stephenson is Sep 2004. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The novel Quicksilver tells the tale of Daniel Waterhouse, a fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan who pursued knowledge alongside the brightest minds of Baroque Europe. Quicksilver is set in a chaotic world where reason battles with the violent ambitions of the powerful and where natural disasters can suddenly change the course of political events.
It tells the story of the amazing adventures of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe, a street kid from London who went on to become a daring explorer and the fabled King of the Vagabonds, risking everything for love and money while slowly becoming insane from the pox.
And it's the story of Eliza, who Jack saves from a Turkish harem to serve as a spy, confidante, and royal pawn in the attempt to use the emerging power of money to reshape Europe.
Quicksilver is a magnificent accomplishment from one of the most innovative and significant literary geniuses of our time. It is a fabulously rich, fascinating, and endlessly imaginative book that vividly captures a unique period and its major events.
And that's just the start...
(rear cover).
Additional resources totaling 16 pages are included with this P.S. version.
Design of the cover by Richard L. Aquan
The Mary Evans Picture Library's cover is a stepback painting of the Great Fire of London.