In the year 1714, the world is a most confused and unsteady place --
especially London, center of finance, innovation, and conspiracy -- when
Daniel Waterhouse makes his less-than-triumphant return to England's
shores. Aging Puritan and Natural Philosopher, confidant of the high and
mighty, and contemporary of the most brilliant minds of the age, he has
braved the merciless sea and an assault by the infamous pirate
Blackbeard to help mend the rift between two adversarial geniuses at a
princess's behest. But while much has changed outwardly, the duplicity
and danger that once drove Daniel to the American Colonies is still coin
of the British realm. 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. Audible's 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.
