Just finished up Neal Stephenson's 3000 page (according to his afterword--hard to track on a Kindle) Baroque Cycle
Wow. Trust Stephenson to build a rip-roaring adventure (with considerable, equally enjoyable asides, granted) around the life and times of Isaac Newton. During the reading I described it as a dark comedy telling of the early days of the scientific revolution. Having finished, I would call it a massive fairy tale that just happens to be populated with prominent scientists, monarchs, and other historical figures. I'm tempted to give the whole thing another go on audio quite soon
