Saturday, December 25, 2010

Quicksilver - Neal Stephenson



Title: Quicksilver 
Author: Neal Stephenson
Price: RM 16
Format: Paperback
Summary: A novel of history, adventure, science, invention, sex, absurdity, piracy, madness, death and alchemy that sweeps across continents and decades, upending kings, armies, religious beliefs and all expectations. Bringing a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life - in an historical epic populated by Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, William of Orange, Benjamin Franklin and King Louis XIV - Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most remarkable and original writers of our time. (From back cover)

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