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Neal Stephenson

Confusion

Confusion

There are two main storylines.

One: Where Jack comes out of third-stage syphilis delirium and leads a diverse rascal band of former galley slaves on a wild quest to steal a boat-load of silver, then return with it back to Europe via the Pacific.

And Two: Where Eliza faces her own troubles in the French court of Louis XIV at Versailles.

Quicksilver

Quicksilver

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Quicksilver is the first of three books of the Baroque Cycle trilogy, and it’s also three independent books in one. It follows the lives of three fictional characters interwoven with real figures from the 17th century such as Louis XIV, Isaac Newton, and Leibniz.