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Neal Stephenson's monumental series of novels that blows through 17th- and 18th-century Europe like a hurricane of history, science, intrigue, and adventure - is now finally available in unabridged audio. Part historical fiction, part scientific exploration, and part swashbuckling adventure, The Baroque Cycle appeals to fiction lovers of all types.

With the author's help, we've divided the entire legendary cycle into seven riveting audiobooks and added brand-new, exclusive audio introductions recorded by Stephenson for each book. The complete saga is performed by Audible favorite Simon Prebble.

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  • Quicksilver: Book One of The Baroque Cycle
    By Neal Stephenson
    Narrated by Simon Prebble, Kevin Pariseau, Neal Stephenson
    3.30  (774 ratings)
    In which Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous Puritan, pursues knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe -- in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.
    UNABRIDGED 14 hrs and 48 mins
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  • King of the Vagabonds: Book Two of The Baroque Cycle
    By Neal Stephenson
    Narrated by Simon Prebble, Kevin Pariseau, Neal Stephenson
    4.30  (318 ratings)
    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.
    UNABRIDGED 11 hrs and 14 mins
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  • Odalisque: Book Three of The Baroque Cycle
    By Neal Stephenson
    Narrated by Simon Prebble, Katherine Kellgren, Kevin Pariseau, Neal Stephenson
    4.30  (245 ratings)
    The trials of Dr. Daniel Waterhouse and the Natural Philosophers increase one-hundred fold in an England plagued by the impending war and royal insecurities - as the beautiful and ambitious Eliza plays a most dangerous game as double agent and confidante of enemy kings.
    UNABRIDGED 13 hrs and 27 mins
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  • The Confusion: Books Four & Five of The Baroque Cycle
    By Neal Stephenson
    Narrated by Simon Prebble, Katherine Kellgren, Kevin Pariseau, Neal Stephenson
    4.40  (233 ratings)
    In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves, including one “Half-Cocked Jack” Shaftoe, devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure ensues that will place the intrepid band at odds with the mighty and the mad, with alchemists, Jesuits, great navies, pirate queens, and vengeful despots across vast oceans and around the globe.
    UNABRIDGED 34 hrs and 30 mins
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  • Solomon’s Gold: Book Six of The Baroque Cycle
    By Neal Stephenson
    Narrated by Simon Prebble, Kevin Pariseau, Neal Stephenson
    4.50  (193 ratings)
    The year is 1714. Daniel Waterhouse has returned to England, where he joins forces with his friend Isaac Newton to hunt down a criminal gang attempting to blow up Natural Philosophers with "Infernal Devices," or time bombs. Unbeknownst to Daniel, however, Newton has an ulterior motive: to wrest the Solomonic Gold from the control of his arch-enemy, the master counterfeiter Jack the Coiner, a.k.a Jack Shaftoe, King of the Vagabonds.
    UNABRIDGED 14 hrs and 13 mins
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  • Currency: Book Seven of The Baroque Cycle
    By Neal Stephenson
    Narrated by Simon Prebble, Neal Stephenson, Kevin Pariseau
    4.50  (176 ratings)
    Daniel Waterhouse finds himself embroiled in a dark conflict that has been raging in the shadows for decades. It is a secret war between the brilliant, enigmatic Master of the Mint (and closet alchemist) Isaac Newton and his archnemesis, the insidious counterfeiter Jack the Coiner, a.k.a. Jack Shaftoe, King of the Vagabonds.
    UNABRIDGED 14 hrs and 12 mins
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  • The System of the World: Book Eight of The Baroque Cycle
    By Neal Stephenson
    Narrated by Simon Prebble, Kevin Pariseau, Neal Stephenson
    4.50  (171 ratings)
    In this concluding volume of Neal Stephenson’s epic work, “Half-Cocked Jack” Shaftoe must escape the noose of Jack Ketch; the rivalry between Newton and Leibniz comes to a head; and Daniel Waterhouse pursues his dream to build the Logic Mill
    UNABRIDGED 11 hrs and 39 mins
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