Quicksilver - Buch im Überblick

Quicksilver im Überblick

Wer nach einem Buch von Neal Stephenson aus dem Themenfeld Sachbuch sucht, findet mit Quicksilver eine Ausgabe mit präziser inhaltlicher Positionierung. Der Untertitel Roman ergänzt den Haupttitel Quicksilver sinnvoll und gibt bereits früh einen konkreten Hinweis auf die inhaltliche Ausrichtung des Buches. Quicksilver wird in der Beschreibung wie folgt charakterisiert: Volume One of The Baroque Cycle (Not to be confused with [Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle #1](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18199543W/Quicksilver)) Quicksilver is a massive, exuberant and wildly ambitious historical novel that's also Neal Stephenson's eagerly awaited prequel to Cryptonomicon--his pyrotechnic reworking of the 20th century, from World War II codebreaking and disinformation to the latest issues of Internet data privacy. Quicksilver, "Volume One of the Baroque Cycle", backtracks to another time of high intellectual ferment: the late 17th century, with the natural philosophers of England's newly formed Royal Society questioning the universe and dissecting everything that moves. One founding member, the Rev John Wilkins, really did write science fiction and a book on cryptography--but this isn't history as we know it, for here his code book is called not Mercury but Cryptonomicon. And although the key political schemers of Charles II's government still have initials spelling the word CABAL, their names are all different... While towering geniuses like Newton and Leibniz decode nature itself, bizarre adventures (merely beginning with the Great Plague and Great Fire) happen to the fictional Royal Society member Daniel Waterhouse, who knows everyone but isn't quite bright enough for cutting-edge science. Two generations of Daniel's family appear in Cryptonomicon, as does a descendant of the Shaftoes who here are soldiers and vagabonds. Other links include the island realm of Qwghlm with its impossible language and the mysterious, seemingly ageless alchemist Enoch Root. As the reign of Charles II gives way to that of James II and then William of Orange, Stephenson traces the complex lines of finance and power that form the 17th-century Internet. Gold and silver, lead and (repeatedly) mercury or quicksilver flow in glittering patterns between centres of marketing and intrigue in England, Germany, France and Holland. Paper flows as well: stocks, shares, scams and letters holding layers of concealed code messages. Binary code? Yes, even that had already been invented and described by Francis Bacon. Quicksilver is crammed with unexpected incidents, fascinating digressions and deep-laid plots. Who'd believe that Eliza, a Qwghlmian slave girl liberated from a Turkish harem by mad Jack Shaftoe (King of the Vagabonds) could become a major player in European finance and politics? Still less believable, but all too historically authentic, are the appalling medical procedures of the time--about which we learn a lot. There are frequent passages of high comedy, like the lengthy description of a foppish earl's costume which memorably explains that someone seemed to have been painted in glue before "shaking and rolling him in a bin containing thousands of black silk doilies". This is a huge, exhausting read, full of rewards and quirky insights that no other author could have created. Fantastic or farcical episodes sometimes clash strangely with the deep cruelty and suffering of 17th-century realism. Recommended, though not to the faint-hearted. ---------- Book One: [Quicksilver](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18199543W/Quicksilver) Book Two: [King of the Vagabonds](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL38479W/King_of_the_Vagabonds) Book Three: [Odalisque](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL38481W/Odalisque) Quicksilver wurde am 05.2006 publiziert und dem Verlag Goldmann mit Verlagsort München zugeordnet.

Relevante Merkmale auf einen Blick

Das hinterlegte Publikationsdatum 05.2006 unterstützt dabei, Quicksilver zeitlich korrekt zu klassifizieren. Für alle, die Bücher von Neal Stephenson recherchieren oder vergleichen, ist Quicksilver eine relevante Ausgabe. Dass Quicksilver in Deutsch erschienen ist, erleichtert die gezielte Auswahl für sprachspezifische Recherchen. Wer Literatur aus dem Bereich Sachbuch sucht, findet in Quicksilver einen gut klassifizierbaren Titel. Die Angaben zu Goldmann und München stärken die bibliografische Präzision des Eintrags.

Inhalt und thematische Schwerpunkte

Die Beschreibung zeigt, dass Quicksilver klar dem Bereich Sachbuch zugeordnet werden kann: Volume One of The Baroque Cycle (Not to be confused with [Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle #1](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18199543W/Quicksilver)) Quicksilver is a massive, exuberant and wildly ambitious historical novel that's also Neal Stephenson's eagerly awaited prequel to Cryptonomicon--his pyrotechnic reworking of the 20th century, from World War II codebreaking and disinformation to the latest issues of Internet data privacy. Quicksilver, "Volume One of the Baroque Cycle", backtracks to another time of high intellectual ferment: the late 17th century, with the natural philosophers of England's newly formed Royal Society questioning the universe and dissecting everything that moves. One founding member, the Rev John Wilkins, really did write science fiction and a book on cryptography--but this isn't history as we know it, for here his code book is called not Mercury but Cryptonomicon. And although the key political schemers of Charles II's government still have initials spelling the word CABAL, their names are all different... While towering geniuses like Newton and Leibniz decode nature itself, bizarre adventures (merely beginning with the Great Plague and Great Fire) happen to the fictional Royal Society member Daniel Waterhouse, who knows everyone but isn't quite bright enough for cutting-edge science. Two generations of Daniel's family appear in Cryptonomicon, as does a descendant of the Shaftoes who here are soldiers and vagabonds. Other links include the island realm of Qwghlm with its impossible language and the mysterious, seemingly ageless alchemist Enoch Root. As the reign of Charles II gives way to that of James II and then William of Orange, Stephenson traces the complex lines of finance and power that form the 17th-century Internet. Gold and silver, lead and (repeatedly) mercury or quicksilver flow in glittering patterns between centres of marketing and intrigue in England, Germany, France and Holland. Paper flows as well: stocks, shares, scams and letters holding layers of concealed code messages. Binary code? Yes, even that had already been invented and described by Francis Bacon. Quicksilver is crammed with unexpected incidents, fascinating digressions and deep-laid plots. Who'd believe that Eliza, a Qwghlmian slave girl liberated from a Turkish harem by mad Jack Shaftoe (King of the Vagabonds) could become a major player in European finance and politics? Still less believable, but all too historically authentic, are the appalling medical procedures of the time--about which we learn a lot. There are frequent passages of high comedy, like the lengthy description of a foppish earl's costume which memorably explains that someone seemed to have been painted in glue before "shaking and rolling him in a bin containing thousands of black silk doilies". This is a huge, exhausting read, full of rewards and quirky insights that no other author could have created. Fantastic or farcical episodes sometimes clash strangely with the deep cruelty and suffering of 17th-century realism. Recommended, though not to the faint-hearted. ---------- Book One: [Quicksilver](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18199543W/Quicksilver) Book Two: [King of the Vagabonds](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL38479W/King_of_the_Vagabonds) Book Three: [Odalisque](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL38481W/Odalisque) Aus dem Inhaltsverzeichnis ergeben sich die zentralen Themenfelder und Ordnungspunkte: Quicksilver ; Ko nig der Landstreicher ; Odaliske Die vorhandenen Tags verdichten die inhaltliche Einordnung des Buches zusätzlich: Fiction, History, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, historical, Fiction, action & adventure, Scientists, Adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories, FICTION / Historical, Rogues and vagabonds, Alchemists, Scientists, fiction, Fiction, technological, Puritans, Eighteenth century, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, FICTION / Science Fiction, Seventeenth century Quicksilver umfasst 1145 Seiten und erscheint im Format pocket, was sowohl für die Nutzung als auch für den Vergleich mit anderen Ausgaben relevant ist.

Ausgabe, Identifikatoren und Referenzen

Die Ausgabe ist über den Verlag Goldmann, den Ort München und das Datum 05.2006 klar kontextualisiert. Für die eindeutige Identifikation der Ausgabe sind sowohl die ISBN-10 3442461839 als auch die ISBN-13 9783442461837 hinterlegt. Auch externe Referenzen sind vorhanden: Die Work-ID lautet OL38495W, die zugehörigen Editions-IDs sind OL25549172M, OL24281751M.

Bibliografische Eckdaten dieser Ausgabe

1. Ausgabeform: pocket
2. Open-Library-Editions-IDs: OL25549172M, OL24281751M
3. Publiziert bei: Goldmann
4. Verlagsort: München
5. Internationale Standardbuchnummer (ISBN-10): 3442461839
6. Umfang: 1145 Seiten
7. Thematische Hauptkategorie: Sachbuch
8. Ergänzender Titelzusatz: Roman
9. Titel: Quicksilver
10. Inhaltliche Kurzcharakteristik: Volume One of The Baroque Cycle (Not to be confused with [Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle #1](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18199543W/Quicksilver)) Quicksilver is a massive, exuberant and wildly ambitious historical novel that's also Neal Stephenson's eagerly awaited prequel to Cryptonomicon--his pyrotechnic reworking of the 20th century, from World War II codebreaking and disinformation to the latest issues of Internet data privacy. Quicksilver, "Volume One of the Baroque Cycle", backtracks to another time of high intellectual ferment: the late 17th century, with the natural philosophers of England's newly formed Royal Society questioning the universe and dissecting everything that moves. One founding member, the Rev John Wilkins, really did write science fiction and a book on cryptography--but this isn't history as we know it, for here his code book is called not Mercury but Cryptonomicon. And although the key political schemers of Charles II's government still have initials spelling the word CABAL, their names are all different... While towering geniuses like Newton and Leibniz decode nature itself, bizarre adventures (merely beginning with the Great Plague and Great Fire) happen to the fictional Royal Society member Daniel Waterhouse, who knows everyone but isn't quite bright enough for cutting-edge science. Two generations of Daniel's family appear in Cryptonomicon, as does a descendant of the Shaftoes who here are soldiers and vagabonds. Other links include the island realm of Qwghlm with its impossible language and the mysterious, seemingly ageless alchemist Enoch Root. As the reign of Charles II gives way to that of James II and then William of Orange, Stephenson traces the complex lines of finance and power that form the 17th-century Internet. Gold and silver, lead and (repeatedly) mercury or quicksilver flow in glittering patterns between centres of marketing and intrigue in England, Germany, France and Holland. Paper flows as well: stocks, shares, scams and letters holding layers of concealed code messages. Binary code? Yes, even that had already been invented and described by Francis Bacon. Quicksilver is crammed with unexpected incidents, fascinating digressions and deep-laid plots. Who'd believe that Eliza, a Qwghlmian slave girl liberated from a Turkish harem by mad Jack Shaftoe (King of the Vagabonds) could become a major player in European finance and politics? Still less believable, but all too historically authentic, are the appalling medical procedures of the time--about which we learn a lot. There are frequent passages of high comedy, like the lengthy description of a foppish earl's costume which memorably explains that someone seemed to have been painted in glue before "shaking and rolling him in a bin containing thousands of black silk doilies". This is a huge, exhausting read, full of rewards and quirky insights that no other author could have created. Fantastic or farcical episodes sometimes clash strangely with the deep cruelty and suffering of 17th-century realism. Recommended, though not to the faint-hearted. ---------- Book One: [Quicksilver](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18199543W/Quicksilver) Book Two: [King of the Vagabonds](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL38479W/King_of_the_Vagabonds) Book Three: [Odalisque](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL38481W/Odalisque)
11. ISBN-13: 9783442461837
12. Verzeichnetes Inhaltsverzeichnis: Quicksilver ; Ko nig der Landstreicher ; Odaliske
13. Externe Work-Referenz: OL38495W
14. Autor beziehungsweise Autoren: Neal Stephenson
15. Erscheinungsdatum: 05.2006
16. Verfügbare Sprache dieser Ausgabe: Deutsch
17. Thematische Tags: Fiction, History, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, historical, Fiction, action & adventure, Scientists, Adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories, FICTION / Historical, Rogues and vagabonds, Alchemists, Scientists, fiction, Fiction, technological, Puritans, Eighteenth century, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, FICTION / Science Fiction, Seventeenth century

Relevanz für Suche und Einordnung

Durch die Kombination aus Titel, Autorenschaft, Kategorie und Schlagwörtern - also Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson, Sachbuch und Fiction, History, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, historical, Fiction, action & adventure, Scientists, Adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories, FICTION / Historical, Rogues and vagabonds, Alchemists, Scientists, fiction, Fiction, technological, Puritans, Eighteenth century, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, FICTION / Science Fiction, Seventeenth century - ist der Datensatz sowohl für Suchmaschinen als auch für Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sehr gut interpretierbar. Eindeutige Referenzdaten wie 3442461839, 9783442461837 und OL38495W verbessern die bibliografische Verlässlichkeit zusätzlich.

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