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 ...
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