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The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle

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  • 2003 first published
  • 815 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (27 ratings)
  • 14 editions
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Published in 2003, The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle is a historical fiction and pirate adventure novel by Neal Stephenson, Simon Prebble and Katherine Kellgren. The story is set in France, in Louis XIV, 1643–1715. Readers will find themes of pirates, single mothers, Treasure-trove and Mutiny.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, and 31 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions.

At about 815 pages, most readers finish it in 14–15 hours.

About The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle

Continuing the epic adventure begun in the bestselling QUICKSILVER!In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves -- including one Jack Shaftoe, a.k.a. King of the Vagabonds, a.k.a. Half-Cocked Jack, lately and miraculously cured of the pox -- devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure ensues, rife with battles, chases, hairbreadth escapes, swashbuckling, bloodletting, and danger -- a perilous race for an enormous prize of silver ... nay, gold ... nay, legendary gold 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.Meanwhile, back in Europe ...The exquisite and resourceful Eliza, Countess de la Zeur, master of markets, pawn and confidante of enemy kings, onetime Turkish harem virgin, is stripped of her immense personal fortune by France's most dashing privateer.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Louis XIV, 1643–1715

Subjects

  • Adventure stories
  • Pirates
  • Historical Fiction
  • Single mothers
  • Treasure-trove
  • Mutiny
  • Women spies
  • Treasure troves
  • Historical
  • France
  • Espionage thrillers
  • Action & adventure
  • Treasure-troves

Quick answers

Who wrote The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle?

The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle was written by Neal Stephenson, Simon Prebble and Katherine Kellgren and first published in 2003.

What genre is The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction, Pirate Fiction and Adventure.

How long is The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle?

The median edition has 815 pages, about 14–15 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle?

Readers who like it often enjoy Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II, Le Roman Du Masque De Fer and Les trois Mousquetaires.

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