The Baroque Cycle

The Baroque Cycle, a series of books written by Neal Stephenson, appeared in print in 2003 and 2004. The cycle contains eight novels published in three volumes:

Main characters

• Eliza, a Qwghlmian girl abducted into slavery, and later freed, who becomes a spy and a financier
• Enoch Root, a mysterious personage who flickers about Europe and who never ages, may have certain other preternatural qualities
• Jack Shaftoe, an adventurer/criminal of high intelligence but questionable sanity
• Bob Shaftoe - brother of Jack Shaftoe
• Daniel Waterhouse, English scientist and political activist