Stephenson Neal - The Confusion Volume Two Of The Baroque Cycle - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves - - including one Jack Shaftoe aka King of the Vagabonds aka Half - Cocked Jack - - devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure ensues - - a perilous race for an enormous prize of silver nay gold nay legendary gold. In Europe the exquisite and resourceful Eliza Countess de la Zeur is stripped of her immense personal fortune by France's most dashing privateer. Penniless and at risk from those who desire either her or her head (or both) she is caught up in a web of international intrigue even as she desperately seeks the return of her most precious possession. Meanwhile Newton and Leibniz continue to propound their grand theories as their infamous rivalry intensifies stubborn alchemy does battle with the natural sciences dastardly plots are set in motion and Daniel Waterhouse seeks passage to the Massachusetts colony in hopes of escaping the madness into which his world has descended. This P. S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book including author interviews recommended reading and more.
Title: The Confusion Volume Two Of The Baroque Cycle
Author(s): Stephenson Neal
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780060733353
Pages: 848 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 6/14/2005
Series: The Baroque Cycle