| King of the Vagabonds: The Baroque Cycle #2 Contributor(s): Stephenson, Neal (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060833173 ISBN-13: 9780060833176 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Fantasy - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Baroque Cycle |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 3.91" W x 6.94" (0.40 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stephenson, Neal: - Neal Stephenson is the bestselling author of the novels Reamde, Anathem, The System of the World, The Confusion, Quicksilver, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, and Zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . . Was the Command Line. He lives in Seattle, Washington. |