Tag Archives: Neal Stephenson

The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle 02) by Neal Stephenson

Posted on April 12, 2019 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves — including one Jack Shaftoe, aka King of the Vagabonds, aka Half-Cocked Jack — devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure … Continue reading →

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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Posted on April 28, 2017 by portiabridget

Synopsis (from Goodreads): In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that’s striking down hackers everywhere, he races … Continue reading →

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Review: Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (The Baroque Cycle 01)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by portiabridget

Book info: Form: e-book, Kindle format Genre: historical ficition, sci-fi Target audience: adults Synopsis: The story opens in 1713 when Daniel Waterhouse, a former Puritan and natural philosopher (as scientists were then called) living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, finds … Continue reading →

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