Good enough - the plot thickens to the point of involving a large number of historical figures, which is a risky proposition and lends some inevitability to the proceedings. Otherwise, though, a reasonably engaging narrative.

This story gets back to following Daniel Waterhouse's tale, while following Eliza and if I recall correctly (I've read all the Baroque cycle back to back, so my borders may be bleeding together) introduces us to Jack's brother Bob as a prominent character.

While maybe the closest thing one of these books can be to being described as a "filler" (it only gets 4 stars where as the rest of the books have received 5), fans of the epoch will not be let down.

3.5

I started Quicksilver nearly 3 years ago, and have been happily, but slowly, nibbling at this series. I look forward to the next five books. Should take be about 5 years to get through them all.