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The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

ISBN: 9780060733353
Release Date: 01 Jun 2005
Average rating: (read by 84 members)

Categories: Modern fiction , Historical fiction

In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves -- including one Jack Shaftoe, aka King of the Vagabonds, aka Half-Cocked Jack -- devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure ensues -- a perilous race for an enormous prize of silver ... nay, gold ... nay, legendary gold.

In Europe, the exquisite and resourceful Eliza, Countess de la Zeur, is stripped of her immense personal fortune by France's most dashing privateer. Penniless and at risk from those who desire either her or her head (or both), she is caught up in a web of international intrigue, even as she desperately seeks the return of her most precious possession.

Meanwhile, Newton and Leibniz continue to propound their grand theories as their infamous rivalry intensifies, stubborn alchemy does battle with the natural sciences, dastardly plots are set in motion ... and Daniel Waterhouse seeks passage to the Massachusetts colony in hopes of escaping the madness into which his world has descended.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

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	ikonos44
	Rated it 13 days ago

Hard work sometimes, but simply amazing in its breadth of knowledge and research. Some good jokes too.

	erniehearn Full Review
	Rated it 1 years ago

Historical fiction. Brilliant. Introduces the reader to many fascinating concepts which were being developed during the period, all of which are tied up within a wildly ambitious plot so it never feels like a dry history lesson. This and the other two...

	TatumCantu
	Rated it 1 years ago

Book is excelent

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