Baroque Cycle. Excellent, though some of the swashbuckling sometimes feels a bit farfetched.
The swashbuckling bits feel very Hollywood; and might inspire very good movie scenes. Unfortunately, as the series is so long and complicated, they would probably result in very good scenes in a mess of a movie.
But I do like the exploration of the beginnings of science and modern finance.
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