Neal Stephenson
Paperback | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 4.33 | 941 Users | 35 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle, #3) |
| ISBN: | 0060895284 (ISBN13: 9780060895280) |
| Series: | The Baroque Cycle (8 volume) #6 |
| Characters: | Isaac Newton, Eliza, Jack Shaftoe, Enoch Root, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Daniel Waterhouse |
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In the year 1714, the world is a most confused and unsteady place - especially London, center of finance, innovation, and conspiracy - when Daniel Waterhouse makes his less-than-triumphant return to England's shores. Aging Puritan and Natural Philosopher, confidant of the high and mighty, and contemporary of the most brilliant minds of the age, he has braved the merciless sea and an assault by the infamous pirate Blackbeard to help mend the rift between two adversarial geniuses at a princess's behest. But while much has changed outwardly, the duplicity and danger that once drove Daniel to the American Colonies is still coin of the British realm.The Baroque Cycle, Neal Stephenson's award-winning series, spans the late 17th and early 18th centuries, combining history, adventure, science, invention, piracy, and alchemy into one sweeping tale. It is a gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive historical epic populated by the likes of Isaac Newton, William of Orange, Benjamin Franklin, and King Louis XIV, along with some of the most inventive literary characters in modern fiction.
Audible's complete and unabridged presentation of The Baroque Cycle was produced in cooperation with Neal Stephenson. Each volume includes an exclusive introduction read by the author.
Details Containing Books Solomon's Gold (The Baroque Cycle (8 volume) #6)
| Title | : | Solomon's Gold (The Baroque Cycle (8 volume) #6) |
| Author | : | Neal Stephenson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | October 2006 by HarperTorch (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Audiobook. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Cyberpunk |
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Ratings: 4.33 From 941 Users | 35 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books Solomon's Gold (The Baroque Cycle (8 volume) #6)
If the author would please keep the looooooong descriptions to a minimum, I'd be grateful.I've been listening to Simon Prebble for nearly 87 hours and his performance is Baroque Cycle has been fantastic. I'm really glad that Audible got a top notch narrator and maybe that's why I'm enjoying this series so much. In the sixth installment, "Solomons Gold" is something that I was looking forward to because it explained more about the monetary system, but the story fell short for my liking. Remind you, I just finished and wrote the review for "The Confusion" just a few days ago and maybe
Abrupt ending... need to start the next one.
The series are still brilliant, this is where we reconnect with Daniel Waterhouse on his return to England which is where the story started 5 books ago.This is the prelude to the finale, this is where the threads of the story begins to come together and as such this instalment in the series feels slightly as a buildup without its own narrative.
On the contrary, my lord...there is nothing quite so civilized as to be recognized in public places as the author of books no one has read. - Neal Stephenson, The Baroque Cycle, Vol 3, Book 1I can feel the end of this series closing in. The sixth book of this series, nested, like a Russian doll inside of Volume 3 (The System of the World) centers primarily on Daniel Waterhouse. Daniel has been summoned back to England to act as a middle-man (or a narrative bridge?) between Isaac Newton and
Somewhat loosing steam and getting lost in showing of the author's detailed understanding of the alleys of London and The Tower nano 1714; but still a merry romp.
I just love this series. Not a single volume has slowed or lagged - each one seems more entertaining than the last.
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