Quicksilver
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Quicksilver is a historical science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that blends 17th-century politics, early modern science, and adventure, and serves as the first volume of his Baroque Cycle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical science fiction novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Neal Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Arthur C. Clarke Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Christian J. McGrath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalFigure |
Christiaan Huygens
NERFINISHED
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hooke NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Pepys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Confusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
adventurers and vagabonds
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scientists and natural philosophers ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubvolume |
Quicksilver: “Odalisque”
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Quicksilver: “Quicksilver” NERFINISHED ⓘ Quicksilver: “The King of the Vagabonds” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
17th-century politics
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Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ cryptography ⓘ early modern science ⓘ emergence of modern finance ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ scientific revolution ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-06-059308-3 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Daniel Waterhouse
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Eliza NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Shaftoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multiple interwoven storylines ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | William Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | 927 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Baroque Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | The Confusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| seriesOrdinal | 1 ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
America
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ continental Europe ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
17th century
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early 18th century ⓘ |
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