Quicksilver
- Author: Neal Stephenson
- Narrator: Stina Nielsen
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 22:01:25
Synopsis
Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing 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.
It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer and legendary King of the Vagabonds -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox.
And it is the tale of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent Europe through the newborn power of finance.
A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life, Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most original and important literary talents of our time.
And it's just the beginning ...
Performed by Simon Prebble and Stina Nielsen
Chapters
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Chapter 001
Duration: 31min -
Chapter 002
Duration: 35min -
Chapter 003
Duration: 28min -
Chapter 004
Duration: 27min -
Chapter 005
Duration: 21min -
Chapter 006
Duration: 31min -
Chapter 007
Duration: 21min -
Chapter 008
Duration: 27min -
Chapter 009
Duration: 26min -
Chapter 010
Duration: 30min -
Chapter 011
Duration: 23min -
Chapter 012
Duration: 22min -
Chapter 013
Duration: 22min -
Chapter 014
Duration: 24min -
Chapter 015
Duration: 26min -
Chapter 016
Duration: 25min -
Chapter 017
Duration: 33min -
Chapter 018
Duration: 28min -
Chapter 019
Duration: 27min -
Chapter 020
Duration: 29min