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.
Description:
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.