King Hereafter
$39.99
- Paperback
880 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2017
Summary
From a superb storyteller comes an enthralling novel about Macbeth of Scotland - reissued with a brand new package
It is the eleventh century, and Europe is full of young kings - some dreaming of new civilisation, some content to live as their forefathers have done, and all ceaselessly fighting, befriending or betraying one other.
Such is the world of the real Macbeth, part Christian, part Viking, who has the imagination and determination to move himself and his people out of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780718185794 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 071818579X |
| Author: | Dorothy Dunnett |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 880 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 906g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 134mm x 42mm |
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Critics Review
“A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two.” – The New York Times “One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer
A stunning revelation of the historical Macbeth, harsh and brutal and eloquent * Washington Post *
One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas * Cleveland Plain Dealer *
The novel that Dunnett’s readers have been hoping for. A brilliant pageant * The Times *
An extraordinary feat of creative imagination * Scotsman *
Splendid * Glasgow Herald *
About The Author
Dorothy Dunnett
Frequently described as the finest historical fiction writer of her time, Dorothy Dunnett earned worldwide acclaim for her blend of scholarship and imagination. She is best known for her two superb series of historical fiction - The Lymond Chronicles and The House of Niccolo - set in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and ranging across Europe and the Mediterranean, and for King Hereafter, the eleventh-century story of Earl Thorfinn of Orkney whom Dorothy believed was also King Macbeth. In 1992, Dorothy Dunnett was awarded the OBE for her services to literature, and in 2014 Dunnett’s most enduring hero, Francis Crawford of Lymond, was voted Scotland’s favourite literary character - beating the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter and Ivanhoe. Dunnett died 9 November 2001, having sold half a million copies internationally.
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