It's a sprawling and very engaging series that brings to life a number of fascinating historical characters and mixes enlightening bits on natural science, banking, politics etc. with swashbuckling adventure. I'm also a big fan of Stephenson's wry sense of humour and his characters' dialogue. I realise that three 1000-page doorstoppers is quite a commitment, but personally I can't recommend it enough, and since you have the books already, you might as well give the opener a try.
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Reply to Thoughts on The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson? by chefblaze
It's a sprawling and very engaging series that brings to life a number of fascinating historical characters and mixes enlightening bits on natural science, banking, politics etc. with swashbuckling adventure. I'm also a big fan of Stephenson's wry sense of humour and his characters' dialogue. I realise that three 1000-page doorstoppers is quite a commitment, but personally I can't recommend it enough, and since you have the books already, you might as well give the opener a try.