It is the best book to be written since the advent of the printing press. Lawhead was born in july 2, 1950 in kearney, nebraska. Aidan is sent to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the city of byzantium to present the holy roman emperor with the book of kells. Spoken word for the second album was recorded in lawheads very own home in oxford, and the church bells in the enduring story reprise are the church bells from the local village church. Read byzantium by stephen r lawhead available from rakuten kobo. Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction. His first novel, in the hall of the dragon king, followed soon after. His works include byzantium and the series the pendragon cycle, the celtic crusades, and the song of albion. Books gumtree australia free local classifieds page 2. In the tenth century, the irish monks of kells have prepared a magnificent illuminated manuscript, its cover splendid with silver and jewels. Well if science fiction relied solely on its aliens and futuristic speculation, it would be boring. These series include the king raven trilogy, dragon king trilogy, song of albion series, the empyrion saga, the bright empires series, the pendragon cycle, and hero with ross lawhead.
He has several miniseries, including the dragon king trilogy, the empyrion saga, pendragon cycle, song of albion, celtic crusades, king raven trilogy and more. Lawhead s historical research into ninthcentury europe, byzantium, and the muslim caliphates is deep and full of subtle detail. Near on 900 pages, it reads both more slowly, and much faster that one would think. This book of kells will be presented to the holy roman emperor at. Based on detailed research, lawhead places the folk hero whom he names bran in wales in 1093, at a time when the land was under constant assault from the new norman rulers of england. Byzantium by lawhead, stephen r and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Born to rule although born to rule, aidan lives as a scribe in a remote irish monastery on the far, wild edge of christe. Buy and sell almost anything on gumtree classifieds. Books by stephen lawhead writers similar to stephen lawhead. I first read byzantium perhaps twelve years ago and did what i seldom do and read it again. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 870 pages and is available in mass market paperback format.
He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the fabled city of byzantium, where they are to present the beautiful and costly handilluminated book of kells to. A new venture from the author of the pendragon cycle the endless knot, 1993, etc. First this the the 2nd book in the pendragon, not the 3rd, there are in fact 5 books in this series and even a sequel avalon. He wrote his first novel, in the hall of the dragon king 1982 to try to support his family.
I have it in a dilapidated softcover but found a cheap hardcover version of it on amazon for 5 bucks and decided to get it. Lawhead is a multiaward winning author of mythic history and imaginative bestsellers. Authornarrator if you have any queries please contact me at info19782. Although born to rule, aidan lives as a scribe in a remote irish monastery on the far, wild edge of christendom. Stephen lawhead is a wonderful chrisitian fictionfantasy writer. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 870 pages and is available in mass market paperback format.
His works include byzantium, patrick, and the series the pendragon cycle. Later he learned to play electric guitar and played in notbad bands through university and beyond. This is a great book, and tells the story of merlin, who is both a warrior and a prophet. John donne 15721631 forfeited his parliamentary seat and was briefly imprisoned when his secret marriage to ann more was uncovered in 1601.
Lawhead, author of the popular pendragon cycle of fantasies, here makes a sure move into mainstream fiction. A master storyteller weaves a tale of adventure and the coming of age of a young soul in this epic novel of the early centuries of the first millennium. Jeff johnson and irish flautist brian dunning collaborate in order to bring an authentic celtic feel to lawheads the song of albion series. No other author can impart the raw emotions and articulate the finest point of theology like stephen lawhead. Byzantium a standalone epic, this was lawheads first straight historical fiction novel. Lawhead byzantium, known for his historical and fantasy fiction, reimagines the tale of robin hood in his latest novel, the first in the king raven trilogy. This is book three in the king raven trilogy, the final chapter of stephen lawhead s interpretation of the robin hood legend. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Stephen lawhead s byzantium tells the story of a young monk, aidan, who is captured by vikings while traveling to byzantium with a beautiful manuscript. His works include byzantium, patrick, and the series the. He spent the subsequent decade in poverty, trying to rehabilitate his reputation.
Free download or read online byzantium pdf epub book. First, you read that much in such a short time, for once you have picked it up you will find yourself unable to put it down. After a brief and unsuccessful foray into the music business, he launched his freelance career in 1981. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read byzantium. A word without meaning is an abomination, for when the word passes beyond understanding the very thing the word stands for passes out of the world and cannot be recalled.
John donne ebook by john donne 9780571282104 rakuten kobo. Lawhead has 83 books on goodreads with 265703 ratings. But far from being a dry, academic study, this edgeoftheseat rollercoaster ride starts in twelfth century ireland, rockets through vikingage scandinavia, and reaches a climax in byzantium. The bestselling author of the pendragon cycle now tells the story of aidan, a 10thcentury irish monk sent to take the book of kells to the byzantine emperor in constantinople. On his journey aidan will become a slave, an ambassador, a spy, a heathen, a viking and a saracen before being granted the gift of choosing his own destiny. In over thirty years of professional writing he has established an international reputation and is known for such works as the king raven trilogy, a retelling of the robin hood legend. Lawhead is a christian author and he has won awards in the christian publishing community. Lawhead is the author of many different fantasy, science fiction novels, both for kids and for adults, and has written many book series. The first edition of the novel was published in 1996, and was written by stephen r. His works include the first two books of the celtic crusades, the iron lance and the black rood, byzantium the pendragon cycle, the song of albion, and dragon king trilogies, as well as the science fiction novels, empyrion i and ii and dream thief. The first edition of this novel was published in 1996, and was written by stephen r. You will not be frightened by lethal aliens, or dazzled by futuristic technology.