The trials of Dr. Daniel Waterhouse and the Natural Philosophers
increase one hundredfold in an England plagued by the impending war and
royal insecurities, as the beautiful and ambitious Eliza plays a most
dangerous game as double agent and confidante of enemy kings.
The Baroque Cycle, Neal Stephenson's award-winning series, spans the
late 17th and early 18th centuries, combining history, adventure,
science, invention, piracy, and alchemy into one sweeping tale. It is a
gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive historical epic
populated by the likes of Isaac Newton, William of Orange, Benjamin
Franklin, and King Louis XIV, along with some of the most inventive
literary characters in modern fiction.
This novel, as well as the complete and unabridged presentation of The
Baroque Cycle, was produced in cooperation with Neal Stephenson. Each
volume includes an exclusive introduction read by the author.