

The Assyrian
Author: Nicholas Guild
Series: Tiglath Ashur #1
Narrator: Joel Richards
Unabridged: 26 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 10/12/2021
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Author: Nicholas Guild
Series: Tiglath Ashur #1
Narrator: Joel Richards
Unabridged: 26 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 10/12/2021
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Nicholas Guild was born in Belmont, California, and attended Occidental College and the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at Clemson and Ohio State before turning full time to writing fiction. He has published a dozen novels in both the thriller and historical genres, several of which were international bestsellers, including The Assyrian, Blood Star, and Angel. Guild now lives in Frederick, Maryland.
Siglo VII a. C. Tiglath Assur y Asarhadón, hermanastros, excelentes amigos e hijos del rey de Asiria, comparten sueños y secretos, aunque saben que parten muy atrás en la línea de sucesión a la corona. Pero tras la designación del heredero al trono, una plaga de suicidios y asesinatos, que conduce a......more
I don't remember how I ended up with this book. The cover touts its similarity to 'Shogun', and the 'Aztec' series by Gary Jennings. It certainly is one of those epic reads of that type. The book is set in the Kingdom of Assyria, starting around 700 BC. The story is told from the point of view of on......more
Un libro bellissimo, che mi ha fatto venire la voglia di riprendere in mano quei bellissimi romanzoni storici letti decine di anni fa. Ecco, questo libro di Guild non ha niente da invidiare ai capolavori di Jennings, al Sinuhe di Waltari e via dicendo. L'Assiro mi rimarrà nel cuore. Unico neo, da let......more
7,75/10 El asirio se puede considerar un clásico dentro de las novelas históricas, de esos libros que salen en casi todas las tertulias que debes de leer dentro del género, y lo cierto es que en mi caso lo tenía pendiente desde hace muchos años. Me animé tras conversar en esta web con diversos amigos......more
The Trials and Tribulations of Tiglath Tiglath Ashur, one of the (apparently many) sons of Sennacherib, 7th century BC king of Assyria, is our narrator. At the time of the book's beginning he's still in his single digits, living with his mother (a Greek woman gifted to Sennacherib) in the House of Wo......more