Though mostly set in England, France, and the United Provinces in the period 1655 through 1673, the first book includes a frame story set in late 1713 Massachusetts. The novel Quicksilver is written in various narrative styles, such as theatrical staging and epistolary, and follows a large group of characters. These internal books were originally independent novels within the greater cycle during composition. In 2006, each internal book was released in separate paperback editions, to make the 900 pages more approachable for readers. Stephenson organized the structure of Quicksilver such that chapters have been incorporated into three internal books titled "Quicksilver", "The King of the Vagabonds", and "Odalisque". Clarke Award and was nominated for the Locus Award in 2004. It is the first volume of The Baroque Cycle, his late Baroque historical fiction series, succeeded by The Confusion and The System of the World (both published in 2004). Quicksilver is a historical novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2003.
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