Masterfully interweaving engrossing fiction and well- researched fact, THE PRINCES OF IRELAND is an epic story of love, war, family and politics, spanning seventeen centuries of Ireland's history. The first installment of this two-part saga begins in pre-Christian Ireland with the reign of the mighty High Kings at Tara and the tragic love story of Conall and Deidre--a reworking of the celebrated Cuchulainn legend--and ends in 1573, with the desecration of Irish Catholic churches and shrines and the hanging of Silken Thomas during the reign of King Henry VIII. Monks, noblemen, soldiers, rebels, craftswomen and writers are just some of the characters cast in this saga that introduces all the major events in Irish history, including the tribal culture of pagan Ireland, the mission of St. Patrick, the coming of the Vikings, and the founding of Dublin.
Reviews
New York Times...
"Remarkable . . . Grand."
The Times (London)...
"Hold your breath suspense, buccaneering adventure, and passionate tales of love and war."
San Francisco Chronicle...
"Fascinating . . . A sprawling epic."
Orlando Sentinel...
"A tour de force . . . Breathtaking."
Washington Post Book World...
"Rutherfurd is a skilled storyteller with respect for his readers . . . He juggles his immense cast with great poise and momentum . . . No tourist will look at the ancient but chaotic city [of London] through quite the same eyes after following its history through two millennia."
Chicago Tribune...
"Bursts with action, encyclopedic in historic detail . . . supremely well crafted and a delight to read."
San Francisco Chronicle ...
"A richly imagined vision of history, written with genuine delight."
Houston Chronicle...
"An example of how a skillful historical novelist can illumine the present by dramatically re-creating the past."
New York Daily News...
"Rutherfurd literally personifies history."
Boston Globe...
"As entertaining as Sarum and Rutherfurd's other sweeping novel of British history, London."
St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
"The Forest is Michener told with an English accent."
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