King of the Vagabonds (Quicksilver, Book 2)

by Neal Stephenson

Overview

A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe — London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer — risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. . . and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060833176
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/28/2006
Series:	Baroque Cycle Series , #1
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	4.19(w) x 6.75(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Neal Stephenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Termination Shock, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland), Seveneves, Reamde, Anathem, The System of the World, The Confusion, Quicksilver, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, Zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . .Was the Command Line. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Hometown:

Seattle, Washington

Date of Birth:

October 31, 1959

Place of Birth:

Fort Meade, Maryland

Education:

B.A., Boston University, 1981

Website:

http://www.nealstephenson.com

Editorial Reviews

Genius . . . You’ll wish it were longer.” — Time magazine

“[QUICKSILVER] explores the philosophical concerns of today . . . through thrillingly clever, suspenseful and amusing plot twists.” — New York Times Book Review

“Sprawling, irreverent, and ultimately profound.” — Newsweek

“A sprawling, engrossing tale.” — Seattle Times

“Stephenson’s new machine is a wonderment to behold. A-” — Entertainment Weekly

“An astonishing achievement.” — Sunday Telegraph

“[QUICKSILVER] is a rare thing: a 1,000-page book that you don’t want to end. — San Antonio Express-News

“[O]ften brilliant and occassionally astonishing ...[QUICKSILVER] has wit, ambition and ... moments of real genius.” — Book World

“[A]n awe-inspiring book, stuffed with heart-stopping action scenes ... and a treasure trove of forgotten historical lore.” — Book

“Dense, witty, erudite ... and gripping ... a far more impressive literary endeavor than most so-called “serious” fiction.” — Independent

From the Publisher

A sprawling, engrossing tale.

Seattle Times

Sprawling, irreverent, and ultimately profound.

Newsweek

[QUICKSILVER] explores the philosophical concerns of today . . . through thrillingly clever, suspenseful and amusing plot twists.

New York Times Book Review

An astonishing achievement.

Sunday Telegraph

[O]ften brilliant and occassionally astonishing ...[QUICKSILVER] has wit, ambition and ... moments of real genius.

Book World

[A]n awe-inspiring book, stuffed with heart-stopping action scenes ... and a treasure trove of forgotten historical lore.

Book Sr

[QUICKSILVER] is a rare thing: a 1,000-page book that you don’t want to end.

San Antonio Express-News

Stephenson’s new machine is a wonderment to behold. A-

Entertainment Weekly

Genius . . . You’ll wish it were longer.

Time magazine

Dense, witty, erudite ... and gripping ... a far more impressive literary endeavor than most so-called “serious” fiction.

Independent Whig.

[A]n awe-inspiring book, stuffed with heart-stopping action scenes ... and a treasure trove of forgotten historical lore.

Book

Sprawling, irreverent, and ultimately profound.

Newsweek

Dense, witty, erudite ... and gripping ... a far more impressive literary endeavor than most so-called “serious” fiction.

Independent

An astonishing achievement.

Sunday Telegraph

"Genius . . . You’ll wish it were longer."

Time Magazine