Bernard Cornwell's brilliant novel,reissued for fans to find out the story behind the stones. This is the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created this great temple.
One summer's day,a dying stranger carrying great wealth in gold comes to the settlement of Ratharryn.
The three sons of Ratharryn's chief each perceive the great gift in a different way. The eldest,Lengar,the warrior,harnesses his murderous ambition to be a ruler and take great power for his tribe. Camaban becomes a great visionary and feared wise man,and it is his vision that will force the youngest brother,Saban,to create the great temple on the green hill where the gods will appear on earth. Saban's love for Aurenna,the sun bride whose destiny is to die for the gods,finally brings the rivalries of the brothers to a head. But it is also his skills that will build the vast temple,a place for the gods,certainly,but also a place that will confirm for ever the supreme power of the tribe that built it.
Stonehenge is first and foremost a great historical novel. Bernard Cornwell is well known and admired for the realism and imagination with which he brings earlier worlds to life. And here he uses all these skills to recreate the world of primitive Britain and to solve the mysteries of who built Stonehenge,how and why.
'A circle of chalk,a ring of stone,and a house of arches to call the far gods home'
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780007550890Number of pages: 496Weight: 330 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 32 mm
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'An epic story told with a master's skill. Bernard Cornwell now burrows into prehistory to suggest an answer to the puzzle of why and by whom Stonehenge was built. The result is an epic story told with a master's skill,presenting powerful personalities,high dramas and terrific climaxes with colour and pace.'TLS
'A fantastic story of intertribal rivalries,Machiavellian scheming by rival sect leaders and fierce battles over talismans'NEW YORK TIMES
Bernard Cornwell
From the strife and division of the Dark Ages to the blood and bravery of the Napoleonic Wars,Bernard Cornwell's has been bringing history to life since the early Eighties when he created the unlikely hero renegade-turned-officer Richard Sharpe. Whether turning his hand to the hunt for the Grail quest,Arthurian legend or feuding Saxons in hisLast Kingdomseries,his novels are consistently popular,making him one of Britain's best-loved and bestselling novelists.
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