The Weight of Silver is a historical novel about empire told through accounting rather than conquest.
During Spain’s imperial expansion, royal accountant Alonso Hernández de Quintana records the flow of silver from the New World to the Crown. Violence precedes his work. Fulfillment follows. So long as the numbers balance, nothing is questioned.
Silver pours in. Fleets expand. Debts restructure. Defaults occur quietly. Abundance does not resolve obligation—it multiplies it. Money exists. Value erodes.
Written in a restrained, report-like style, The Weight of Silver strips empire of drama and replaces it with process, showing how systems outlast intention and how wealth can hollow out power rather than secure it.
A novel of bureaucracy, empire, and quiet collapse.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Weight of Silver is a historical novel about empire told through accounting rather than conquest.During Spain's imperial expansion, royal accountant Alonso Hernandez de Quintana records the flow of silver from the New World to the Crown. Violence precedes his work. Fulfillment follows. So long as the numbers balance, nothing is questioned.Silver pours in. Fleets expand. Debts restructure. Defaults occur quietly. Abundance does not resolve obligation-it multiplies it. Money exists. Value erodes.Written in a restrained, report-like style, The Weight of Silver strips empire of drama and replaces it with process, showing how systems outlast intention and how wealth can hollow out power rather than secure it.A novel of bureaucracy, empire, and quiet collapse. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798247792628
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Weight of Silver is a historical novel about empire told through accounting rather than conquest.During Spain's imperial expansion, royal accountant Alonso Hernandez de Quintana records the flow of silver from the New World to the Crown. Violence precedes his work. Fulfillment follows. So long as the numbers balance, nothing is questioned.Silver pours in. Fleets expand. Debts restructure. Defaults occur quietly. Abundance does not resolve obligation-it multiplies it. Money exists. Value erodes.Written in a restrained, report-like style, The Weight of Silver strips empire of drama and replaces it with process, showing how systems outlast intention and how wealth can hollow out power rather than secure it.A novel of bureaucracy, empire, and quiet collapse. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798247792628
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