Wonders Will Never Cease, Robert Irwin
Wonders Will Never Cease, Robert Irwin
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Wonders Will Never Cease

Author: Robert Irwin

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/07/2017

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis

An Exhilarating, Magical Blend of History and Fantasy Set during the Original Game of Thrones—For Fans of T. H. White, George R. R. Martin, and Philippa Gregory.Beginning with the Palm Sunday battle of Towton, the bloodiest ever fought on English soil, Wonders Will Never Cease relates the fabulous adventures of one man and his noble family amid the chaos and political intrigue that beset England during the War of the Roses, when two great houses battled for control of the throne. The young Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales and brother to the future queen, Elizabeth Woodville, seems to die during that battle and be resurrected. While dead, he witnesses the Grail ceremony last seen during the age of King Arthur, before England was cursed by war and Hell so filled with bodies that the dead now walk the land.What he wakes to and witnesses for the rest of his life as he defends his king is a ceaseless stream of wonders: a family rumored to be descended from the fairy Melusine and imbued with her dragon’s blood; a talking head that predicts the future; a miraculous cauldron; a museum of skulls; alchemists and wizards; the Swordsman’s Pentacle; and plenty of battles, sieges, swordplay, jousts, treachery, murder, beheadings, and horrific torture. And all the while, stories—some so porous that their characters enter history and threaten their maker.

About Robert Irwin

Robert Irwin is one of America's most respected experts in all areas of real estate and the author of more than twenty books, including the bestsellers in the Tips and Traps series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vit on April 19, 2021

Holy Grail and divinity, wraiths and spirits, sorcery and witchcraft, fidelity and treason, gallantry and chivalry: Wonders Will Never Cease is as full of magic, passion and valour as Le Morte d'Arthur… Samson was undone by his lust for Delilah. Lancelot would have been judged a perfect knight had it......more

Goodreads review by Jack on December 09, 2020

I'm surprised there aren't more ratings and reviews for this, Robert Irwin's first novel in 17 years. Part reality-bending fantasy, part historical fiction, this was quite the absorbing read for me, with the same "stories within stories" concept of Irwin's (brilliant) The Arabian Nightmare, only set......more

Goodreads review by Nell on December 18, 2017

This, theoretically, is a book I should have really enjoyed. And I did enjoy parts of it. It was wild and imaginative and has a sort of fable-type quality to it that made reading it a bit of a breathless experience, partially because it was written in the present tense. I don't love historical ficti......more

Goodreads review by Angus on February 03, 2020

Despite this book taking me a long time to finish I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not once did I pick it up with dread. The format of stories within stories within stories was great. Several of the subplots were phenomenal (I loved the talking head in a barrel). I’m further enamored with the Medieval setti......more

Goodreads review by Tom on February 16, 2020

Enjoyed this. I might have considered it confusing if I hadn't read The Arabian Nightmare a few years back. Yes, there were places where it dragged, but also one or two stand-out creations - the goose (you'll know what I mean once you've read it) - and the head (ditto). Most of the characters are ro......more

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