Quicksilver (volume)
Author	Neal Stephenson
Books	Quicksilver The King of the Vagabonds Odalisque
Next	The Confusion

Quicksilver is the first volume in Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. It consists of three books, Quicksilver, The King of the Vagabonds, and Odalisque.

Significance of the titleEdit

Quicksilver has several meanings relevant to many of the books of the Cycle.

• The element of mercury, also known as "quicksilver," is important in gold and silver mining
• Quicksilver was used in a number of early scientific instruments
• In Roman mythology, Mercury was fleet footed a god of trade, profit and commerce
• "Quicksilver" is one of Jack Shaftoe's many names

Book CoversEdit

North American trade paperback, ISBN 9780060593087

Special hardcover edition, ISBN 9780060599331

UK trade paperback, ISBN 9780099410683

North American mass market paperback of Quicksilver (book), ISBN 9780060833169

North American mass market paperback of King of the Vagabonds, ISBN 9780060833176

North American mass market paperback of Odalisque, ISBN 9780060833183

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External linksEdit

• Quicksilver at Wikipedia