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King of the Vagabonds: The Baroque Cycle #2
Full title: | King of the Vagabonds: The Baroque Cycle #2 |
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ISBN: | 9780060833176 |
ISBN 10: | 0060833173 |
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Publisher: | HarperTorch |
Edition: | 1st Printing |
Num. pages: | 400 |
Binding: | Mass Market Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2006 |
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Synopsis
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.
Time magazine
“Genius . . . You’ll wish it were longer.”