Explore Odalisque (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1, Book 3) Written By Neal Stephenson Available In Paper Copy

story continues with the perils of Eliza, The English monarchy is shaky, Who is William of Orange Até pode ser muito interessante pelos acontecimentos descritos mas não cheguei bem a perceber qual era o objectivo desta história.

É certo que não li os volumes anteriores e talvez esteja aí o meu problema, Talvez este livro seja melhor apreciado tendo lido os outros, Finished thisrd book in the series, I enjoyed the book that features things like espionage and science, cryptography, and political intrigue.
The question I have, did people really care on this much sexually or is the sex gratuitous, But sex was more free and outrageous than classical, so perhaps the author was trying to depict this difference historically, So while I could have done with a bit less sexual detail, it does fit the time period, Interesting book. The book is rich in science details, features the Royal Society member in the English scientific community, Such characters as Isaac Newton and Liebniz, Its an interesting way to brush up on history, Not quite as good as the first two books, Maybe partially because of its format where a lot of the story was conveyed by reading letters that one of the protagonists sent.
Still a decent read. If you like history, and particularly the kind of history that explores fictional but possible ways all sorts of people cross paths, then this is the series for you.
Third book of the first volume, and I think it was my favorite of the three, probably because the focus was on Eliza, and I find her duplicitous character a mix of economics and politics as shaped through eroticism very fun.
Loved reading of Eliza's machinations!

The cross stitch code is ingenious, Onward! Why do I keep reading these
If I could just have a few hundred pages of Neal Stephenson talking about the history of science and currency without these characters I would be thrilled.
Likewise if he could tell me a story about these characters in which I actually believe they have some agency, rather than just being pulled along by historical events that already happened.
It's hard to praise the Baroque Cycle to high,

maybe just as hard as it is to categorise, it's historic fiction, a little fantasy, adventure like Dumas and philosophical discussions about the nature of everything.


The marvel of it all is that Stephenson manages to hold it all together and even make it interesting, somehow the most outrageous plot developments seems reasonable.


The unabridged audible version is wonderful narrated, a joy to listen to,

On to "The Confusion" volumeand, Really enjoying this series. Not essential but a whole lot more enjoyable if you read them all in order, The era in which this story is set is the lateth century, A very informative and entertaining read, On to the next novels in The Baroque Cycle! Consistently high quality, The stories in Quicksilver and King of the Vagabonds begin to converge as characters begin desperate gambits to ensure that their preferred candidates sit upon the throne of England.
Deviating from the style of the previous books, Odalisque combines traditional storytelling with with epistolary, journal entries, and a short play, Definitely the cleverest book of the series so far! Audio book, Bookof the Baroque Cycle, Liked it more than the second one because focus back to Daniel amp the natural philosophers, with Eliza now in that world.
Continue listening at some point, Not excited enough to do now "Even a wellmade clock drifts, and must be reset from time to time, "
Neal Stephenson, Odalisque



An odalisque was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish haram seraglio, particularly the ladies in haram of the Ottoman sultan.


So, the book title references Eliza, who in book: King of the Vagabonds is rescued by "HalfCock" Jack King of the Vagabonds.
Eliza in this book enters the world of European economics and spycraft, She rises from broker of the French nobility, eventually earning the title of Countess of Zeur, She also aids William of Orange as he prepares to invade England, gaining the added title of Duchess of Qqghlm, The book also brings us back to Daniel Waterhouse,

I personally missed Jack Shaftoe, but that was partially assisted because we were introduced to his brother Bob Shaftoe,

I've enjoyed Volume one, I'm a big fan of the Age of Enlightenment and was thrilled to experience of fictionalized Pepys, Newton, Leibniz, William of Orange, etc.
fictionalized history of europe actually netherlands england france and germania during thes, follows the exchange in amsterdam, the court of the sun king, the short lived reign of james ii, and continuing transformation of the scientific world.
newton and leibniz struggle to explain gravity and thus the solar system, should science simply try to describe the universe newton or try to explain it leibniz what place is left for god and hence the catholic church if science can explain the mechanics of the world, and even predict the future in thes, being able to predict where a planet would be in the future was viewed satanic sorcery among the religious, and an assault on free will among the rest.
also the characters are very fun, Still going strong. We have all the characters from the first two books plus a few entries that only deepen the sense of the world of Europe.
In the previous two, we got to see a lot of England and then a massive amount of the Dutch world in the second, but this one focused mainly on the French.


Our favorite tease/spy lives her life as a fake noble but not so fake that no one fails to realize it, but that's all right.
It's the life of intrigue in Louis the Fourteenth's court, Truly fascinating.

We also return in full force to Daniel, and while everyone is older, the political intrigue is nevertheless as dangerous as ever with the new English king.


The immensity of detail is such that I'm thrown deep into the late sixteen hundreds without pause or breath and I feel like I'm getting one hell of an immersion.
It's also so full of interesting plots and twists, going back fully into the antislavery angle even while whole parts of Christiandom want to enslave whole other parts of Christendom just because of their beliefs, it feels like an insane move to go any further or wider in scope when there's such dissension everywhere you look.


And then there's the science and the economics and the way that the perennially tapped nobles play the markets in order to regain their wealth.
The science bits are always the most fascinating for me, but I have to be honest, The economics bits are pretty damn close to the top as a favorite,

Let me be clear: I read and loved Cryptonomicon which is like an Epic Economics treatise as well as a cryptography primer, so getting the early explorations of these same topics but within the frame of Europe during this time is a real treat.
So much to learn!

I'm really impressed by these, and I've still got five more to go! What will happen next to my poor MCs cry.