King of the Vagabonds

Zusatztext "Dense! witty! erudite ... and gripping ... a far more impressive literary endeavor than most so-called "serious" fiction." Informationen zum Autor Neal Stephenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Termination Shock, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell , The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland), Seveneves , Reamde , Anathem , The System of the World , The Confusion , Quicksilver , Cryptonomicon , The Diamond Age , Snow Crash , Zodiac , and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . .Was the Command Line . He lives in Seattle, Washington. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Neal Stephenson
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2006
• EAN: 9780060833176
• ISBN: 978-0-06-083317-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 172 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Harper Collins Paperbacks; Harper Collins Paperbacks; Baroque Cycle
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Fantasy / Epic, FICTION: Science Fiction / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION: Sagas, FICTION: Historical / World War II, FICTION: Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Science Fiction / Cyberpunk, FICTION: Fantasy / Historical, FICTION: Fantasy / Action & Adventure