Book: King Of The Vagabonds( Series - The Baroque Cycle ) Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the second and third installments of Stephenson's Baroque Cycle epic--previously published in "Quicksilver, Vol. 1"--are now available in individual mass-market editions.
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.
Details of Book: King Of The Vagabonds( Series - The Baroque Cycle ) Book: King Of The Vagabonds( Series - The Baroque Cycle )
Author: Neal Stephenson
ISBN: 0060833173
ISBN-13: 9780060833176
, 978-0060833176
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2006/03/01
Publisher: Harpercollins
Number of Pages: 377
Language: English