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King of the Vagabonds
- Book Two of The Baroque Cycle
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Neal Stephenson (introduction), Simon Prebble, Kevin Pariseau
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,132
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,687
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,686
A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe - London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer - risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox...and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Less Math Fiction, More Action
- De Dale Hurtt en 08-28-10
- King of the Vagabonds
- Book Two of The Baroque Cycle
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Neal Stephenson (introduction), Simon Prebble, Kevin Pariseau
Can't wait to hear the next one
Revisado: 08-11-18
Gave me a feel for the times, and cohesion of events, better than any history book or "true" story.
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Quicksilver
- Book One of The Baroque Cycle
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Neal Stephenson (introduction), Kevin Pariseau, Simon Prebble
- Duración: 14 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,957
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,003
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,032
In which Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous Puritan, pursues knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe -- in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Be aware of what you're getting into
- De David en 12-16-11
- Quicksilver
- Book One of The Baroque Cycle
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Neal Stephenson (introduction), Kevin Pariseau, Simon Prebble
TV Series Fodder
Revisado: 08-05-18
As with all of Neal Stephenson's books, I got to the end and wished there was more. Luckily, in this case, there is!
Since I don't like historical fiction, I didn't think I'd like this book, but it isn't really historical fiction. At the same time, it isn't an alternate past either. The genre for this book is unique. It tells a big picture story of major past motivations that makes history finally make sense. Characters from the past are no longer cardboard cutouts in my mind. Thanks to Stephenson, they are now real people with social alliances, quirks and values that would naturally lead to their actions recorded in history books.
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