Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

Stephenson zeichnet hier ein fulminantes Bild des 17. Jahrhunderts, einer Zeit großer Erfinder, Entdecker, Forscher und Abenteurer. As extraordinary an achievement as Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson's acclaimed new novel is set in the 17th century, in another world of secrets, codes and conflict.

Beschreibung

Neal Stephenson follows his international bestseller, the WWII thriller Cryptonomicon, with a novel set in the 16th and 17th centuries, in a world of war, scientific, religious and political turmoil. With a cast of characters that includes Newton, Leibniz, Christopher Wren, Charles II, Cromwell and the young Benjamin Franklin, Stephenson again shows his extraordinary ability to get inside a place and time; as he did for the futures of his science fiction (Snowcrash, The Diamond Age) and for WWII (Cryptonomicon), here he does for the England of the Civil War and the Europe of the Wars of Religion and the Scientific Revolution. Quicksilver is yet another tour-de-force from a writer who is simply unique.

Rezension

"An astonishing achievement" Sunday Telegraph 20031025

Klappentext

Neal Stephenson is the bestselling author of Reamde, Anathem; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World); Cryptonomicon; The Diamond Age; Snow Crash, which was named one of Time magazine's top one hundred all-time best English-language novels; and Zodiac. He lives in Seattle, Washington.