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reviewed Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (The Baroque Cycle, #1)

Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver (Paperback, 2004, Perennial)

Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in …

Review of 'Quicksilver' on 'Goodreads'

Sparked a strong historical curiosity - not something I come by naturally, but was unable to resist in the face of witch trials, pirate battles, all manner of landmark experiments, political sabotage, black plague, fire bombings, etc. It's obvious now that I'm a total sucker and will be lucky to emerge with any sense of separation of fact and fiction.