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Byzantium Taschenbuch – 4. Juli 1997

von Stephen R Lawhead (Author)

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Born to rule

Although born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan's quiet life. He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the farthest eastern reaches of the known world, to the fabled city of Byzantium, where they are to present a beautiful and costly hand-illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, to the Emperor of all Christendom.

Thus begins an expedition by sea and over land, as Aidan becomes, by turns, a warrior and a sailor, a slave and a spy, a Viking and a Saracen, and finally, a man. He sees more of the world than most men of his time, becoming an ambassador to kings and an intimate of Byzantium's fabled Golden Court. And finally this valiant Irish monk faces the greatest trial that can confront any man in any age: commanding his own Destiny.

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Although born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan's quiet life. He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the farthest eastern reaches of the known world. To the fabled city of Byzantium, where they are to present a beautiful and costly hand-illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, to the Emperor of all Christendom. Thus begins an expedition by sea and over land, as Aidan becomes, by turns, a warrior and a sailor, a slave and a sly, a Viking and a Saracen, and finally, a man. He sees more of the world than most men of his time, becoming an ambassador to kings and an intimate of Byzantium's fabled Golden Court. And finally this valiant Irish monk faces the great trial that can confront any man in any age: commanding his own Destiny.

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Stephen R. Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction. His works include Byzantium and the series The Pendragon Cycle, The Celtic Crusades, and The Song of Albion. Lawhead makes his home in Austria with his wife.

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880 Seiten
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Englisch
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Harper Voyager
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4. Juli 1997
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Ab 18 Jahren
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10.64 x 3.35 x 17.15 cm
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0061057541
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978-0061057540
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Herausgeber ‏ : ‎ Harper Voyager (4. Juli 1997)
Sprache ‏ : ‎ Englisch
Taschenbuch ‏ : ‎ 880 Seiten
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061057541
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061057540
Lesealter ‏ : ‎ Ab 18 Jahren
Artikelgewicht ‏ : ‎ 295 g
Abmessungen ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 3.35 x 17.15 cm

Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1,549,058 in Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Bücher)
- Nr. 2,579 in Religion - Historische Romane
- Nr. 6,497 in Christentum - Historische Romane
- Nr. 7,629 in Historische Fantasy (Bücher)

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Stephen R. Lawhead is a multi-award winning author of mythic history and imaginative bestsellers. 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 re-telling of the Robin Hood legend; and the PENDRAGON CYCLE, an historic retelling of the King Arthur legend.

Other notable books include the historical works Byzantium, Patrick, Avalon; fantasy series THE SONG OF ALBION and the DRAGON KING Trilogy; as well as works of science-fiction Dream Thief and EMPYRION, and the five-book series BRIGHT EMPIRES. Lawhead makes his home in Oxford, England, with his wife.

You can find out more by visiting www.stephenlawhead.com

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men may rule me, but from now on i will be my own master

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Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead is a historical fiction novel which, simply put, is absolutely amazing. Set around 900 CE, it revolves around a group of monks in modern day Ireland. Wanting to present one of their most lavish gifts created to the emperor in Constantinople, a pilgrimage was required. Thus are we introduced to Aidan and his long and arduous journey. There is just something I find very soothing when reading about monks and their monastic ways. While many consider it boring, I find it fascinating and actually very addicting. Byzantium is your classic novel of adventure, happiness, cruelty, sadness, feats of miracles, testing of one’s faith and meeting friends in some of the most bizarre and mysterious ways.

Misery, I have learned, is not content. It is restless and multiplies without ceasing. - Aidan

Readers sensitive to violence need to beware, however. Although this is a work of fiction and having read countless dark fantasy novels to almost becoming numb to it, there were a couple of scenes in here that even I thought were a bit too much. The majority of the novel, however, will be spent more in dealing with Aidan and his transformation. It’s one of those things where you can sort of predict and see coming long before it is revealed, as one can only remain positive for so long in such a cruel world, but that didn’t prevent me from burning page after page of this novel wanting to discover how our dear monk Aidan will survive his next dangerous ordeal.

Do not fret because of evil men, or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they soon wither and die away. - Aidan

I found no major issues with the pacing or writing of this novel. Being a first read from this author, I’m pretty impressed. I’ve always found it odd that while I’m not an overly religious person myself, reading about religion, especially in these historical fiction type novels, can peak my intrigue so much. Aidan’s faith through all the good and bad reflects so much of typical humans. Everything is kosher with God until it is not. What then? This is a theme that obviously has been played out countless times in movies and other novels. Byzantium made me feel so close to Aidan through the thick and thin, and requires some personal reflection after the novel has ended.

Why must my loyalty be always put to the test? Am I so unreliable, so inconstant that those above me cannot trust me otherwise? What is it about me that fills everyone with such doubt? - Aidan

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Good characterization & plot development. A powerfully moving, dramatic, epic adventure.

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In a previous novel I read, someone-- probably a high-rolling, big-time investor, or the CEO of a major competitor, hires an auditor and his accounting firm to determine the overall health and stability of a large, multi-national umbrella corporation. Ordinarily, the auditor would rely on his keen business acumen, his finely-honed skills in intelligence analysis and diplomacy, and on the professional abilities of his cohorts, who possess highly specialized and technical skill sets in order to prepare non-routine evaluations or the prospectus for a company potentially worth billions of dollars. Unfortunately, in the case of this particular umbrella corporation, there are serious issues regarding glaring irregularities and unexplained inconsistencies in its financial records, going way beyond the norm, since you know "money doesn't grow on trees," and "it doesn't really rain money." Consequently, the chief auditor forms a panel of experts from among his associates within the firm in order to specifically address these issues. In effect, they have to pay several of the subsidiaries a visit, in order to verify the company's immense corporate assets first-hand and its tremendous holdings up close and personal. In short, they begin to suspect that the chief will ultimately have to advise the client that the company in question should sell or spin-off its unprofitable subsidiaries immediately and curtail their riskier ventures altogether. Luckily for them, the firm's auditors have an uncanny knack for smoothing ruffled feathers, particularly when they approach the job like an unruly team of mercenaries dropped behind enemy lines. Presumably, the good guys would be able to prevent or avoid entirely any incidental blow-back or profoundly unsettling repercussions. In any case, you are naturally confident about the recommendations they will make to the honcho client for improving community relations. You assume the final business report they generate eventually yields promising, "cut and dried" results. Thus, everybody returns home exhausted, perhaps; but completely satisfied with their glorious achievements at the end of the day.
Similarly, the book I am currently reading, "Byzantium," written by Stephen R. Lawhead and published in 1996, tells of a humble and devoutly religious monk upon whom is bestowed the dubious task of delivering an important message to the powerful sovereign of a distant land concerning how he should best rule his empire.
The operative analogy being, if the country were run like the enigmatic CEO "Ross Perot" ran General Motors, throughout his long and profitable reign at the helm, then all of its citizens-- or obedient subjects, as the case may be, would be much better off, from the perspective of a great people living within the gigantic bubble of a global economy, in the best of all possible worlds' scenario. Let's hold onto this thought for the moment. I haven't gotten very far into the book yet.
Reading further, I'm beginning to perceive that the major significant difference between the totally modern, naturally suspicious and hyperactive chief auditor; and the somewhat gullible, guileless, and obscure monk from the Isle of Man during times of antiquity and prevailing iniquity, having lived but a humble, simple, sheltered, and structured rural life appears to be straight forward enough: the heroic auditor relies mostly on his wits, professional training and decisive trouble-shooting abilities, with the panel of experts from the accounting firm backing him up every step of the way; while the monk must stand firm and resolute-- if not entirely alone in the wilderness, in his strong belief that divine Mercy, the Word, and the infinite Power of the Almighty will guide, save, and protect him. We shall see if he gets any help from the brotherhood, a few close friends, and any allies he meets along the way on his quest. The story becomes mighty interesting when considering he's had more miraculous, narrow escapes under his belt than "Harry Houdini."
And to think you initially believed that the major difference between the two characters was "one sweats." and "the other salivates!"
"Hardly."
Regardless, I'm beginning to believe that the monk proves himself to be an excellent judge of character, time and time again, in both word and deed. Hence, his instinctual aptitude for survival enables him to make smoother transitions from one remote location and set of circumstances to another.
"When in Rome, he does as the Romans do."
In other words, he adapts quite readily to rapidly changing situations and even manages to translate languages reasonably and tolerably well, as might a seasoned UN interpreter. The icing on the cake, because he tends to read people like a book, you think that he will go the distance in life and ultimately achieve his goals. He certainly appears to cover a considerable amount of ground to get where he's going. Were he alive today, he should easily qualify for an entry-level executive intelligence analyst position within the CIA.
To summarize, then, I'd have to admit that the novel has very good characterization and plot development, making for a powerfully moving, dramatic, epic adventure. And, your heroes don't perspire excessively, drool uncontrollably, or bleed profusely.

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mizar

Outstaing book

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Outstanding book. Very good story.

The story is very interesting, maybe the beginning it's a bit slow, but from then on is very addictive.

I have read more famous books and are worse than this.

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David Boydell

Lecture époustouflante !

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Un des meilleurs livres de fiction que j'aie jamais lus - à la fin de chaque chapitre on a hâte de connaître la suite. Histoire d'un moine irlandais du 9e et 10e siècles choisi pour rejoindre un pèlerinage à Byzance, mais le nombre d'aventures en chemin permet d'avoir un aperçu de plusieurs civilisations (l'auteur semble avoir pris la peine de faire des recherches sérieuses pour être historiquement authentique, et il décrit bien la psychologie des personnages) et du début à la fin le héros essaie de comprendre le sens du mal et de la souffrance. Il faut absolument lire le livre jusqu'à la fin.

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D. Price

exciting absorbing intreaging full of adventure danger romance .

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A very good read.I am a fan of Stephen lawhead.His detail is very good and I feel he is something of a historian with his background facts.this story takes you through many countries in about 10 to 11 century.some of it is a bit gruesome but other parts are intreaging.i like the way he weaves Christianity into the story good and bad.It is a very long book with over 700 pages but so absorbing I was glad to pick it up and be transported away to another time.

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gustovwind

A well written piece of historical fiction. READ IT !!

Rezension aus Kanada am 18. April 2016

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This was a great read and very hard to put down once you start. Great plot and character building as seen through the eyes of a monk who's faith is severely tested. What a wonderful walk through history. ENJOY!!!

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Buen libro

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Excelente. Hace que te metas en la época. Me encanta el protagonista. El desenlace es sorprendente. Merece la pena leerlo.

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