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Mercury Baroque Cycle I Stephenson Neal

In Seventeenth Century Europe, in a world shaken by religious strife, political ambitions, and the conquering aspirations of its leaders, some insist on fighting chaos with reason. Others, however, are immersed in the irresistible allure of mercury, this mysterious substance that holds the key to Creation.
Daniel Waterhouse, scion of a family of scorned Puritans, a brave thinker with a hidden interest in Natural Philosophy, "converses" with the minds of his time.
In a river-like narrative that sweeps across continents and decades, Daniel's story intersects with that of "Cutpurse Jack" Shaftoe, the impoverished devil of an adventurer who became the king of the Vagabonds, and the resourceful Eliza, the woman Jack rescued from a Turkish harem to become a spy and pawn of kings in the pursuit of power, authority, and wealth.
History, adventure, science, alchemy, faith and dogmatism, love, madness, war, and death compose a monumental literary work that sweeps into action personalities such as Newton, Leibniz, Hooke, Pepys, Benjamin Franklin, William of Orange, and Louis XIV.

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