Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle #1

Neal Stephenson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060833165 ISBN 13 : 9780060833169

Editeur : HarperTorch, 2006

Book by Stephenson Neal

Revue de presse :

“Genius . . . You’ll wish it were longer.” (Time magazine)

“[QUICKSILVER] explores the philosophical concerns of today . . . through thrillingly clever, suspenseful and amusing plot twists.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Sprawling, irreverent, and ultimately profound.” (Newsweek)

“A sprawling, engrossing tale.” (Seattle Times)

“Stephenson’s new machine is a wonderment to behold. A-” (Entertainment Weekly)

“An astonishing achievement.” (Sunday Telegraph)

“[QUICKSILVER] is a rare thing: a 1,000-page book that you don’t want to end. (San Antonio Express-News)

“[O]ften brilliant and occassionally astonishing ...[QUICKSILVER] has wit, ambition and ... moments of real genius.” (Book World)

“[A]n awe-inspiring book, stuffed with heart-stopping action scenes ... and a treasure trove of forgotten historical lore.” (Book)

“Dense, witty, erudite ... and gripping ... a far more impressive literary endeavor than most so-called “serious” fiction.” (Independent)

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.