Stonehenge A Novel of 2000 BC, Bernard Cornwell
Stonehenge A Novel of 2000 BC, Bernard Cornwell
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Stonehenge: A Novel of 2000 BC

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Narrator: Geoffrey Howard

Unabridged: 15 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2001


Synopsis

Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell takes us back four thousand years, to a vibrant world of ritual and sacrifice that is at once timeless and wholly original. This historical novel unlocks the mystery of Britain's most haunting and puzzling structure, and tells a tale of three brothers—fierce rivals—who are uneasily united in their quest to create a temple to their gods. Lengar, the eldest brother, kills his own father to become chief of his tribe. Camaban, the illegitimate middle brother, is determined to have a massive temple built in his own honor. And Saban, the youngest, who actually builds Stonehenge, must act as mediator between the other two. Stonehenge is the enthrallingly dramatic story of patricide, betrayal, and murder; of bloody brotherly rivalry; and of the never-ending quest for power, wealth, and spiritual fulfillment.

About The Author

Bernard Cornwell was born in London in 1944 - a 'warbaby' - whose father was a Canadian airman and mother in Britain's Women's Auxiliary Air Force. He was adopted by a family in Essex who belonged to a religious sect called the Peculiar People (and they were), but escaped to London University and, after a stint as a teacher, he joined BBC Television where he worked for the next 10 years. He began as a researcher on the Nationwide programme and ended as Head of Current Affairs Television for the BBC in Northern Ireland. It was while working in Belfast that he met Judy, a visiting American, and fell in love. Judy was unable to move to Britain for family reasons so Bernard went to the States where he was refused a Green Card. He decided to earn a living by writing, a job that did not need a permit from the US government - and for some years he had been wanting to write the adventures of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars - and so the Sharpe series was born. Bernard and Judy married in 1980, are still married, still live in the States and he is still writing Sharpe.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lucia

Excellent writing and storytelling as always by Bernard Cornwell! Stonegenge had this authentic feel that I love so much when reading historical fictions and that always accompanies Bernard Cornwell's novels. He made prehistoric times come alive for me and I enjoyed this story immensely.......more

Goodreads review by Paul

A stirring epic of Bronze Age England! Dr Phil would have loved to get his teeth into these boys - the perfect dysfunctional Bronze Age tribal family! Three brothers - Camaban, the all but insane sorcerer born a cripple who dreams of re-uniting the sun god and the moon goddess in his perfect temple; L......more