Quicksilver Review

I have just finished Quicksilver a fantastic work of historical fiction (not sure if you'll shudder when you read those words...) by Neal Stephenson. It is the first of a quartet, and spans 30 or so years of a mid-17th century Europe in turmoil. Europe and its various and ever-shifting republics, kingdoms and principalities are in the process of a revolution, in which papists and puritans vie for power, and great men and paupers change places within months not years. All in all a highly recommended read.

I look forward to reading the lot!