Bending The Boyne: A novel of ancient Ireland - Brossura

Dunn, J. S.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0983155410 ISBN 13: 9780983155416

Casa editrice: Seriously Good Books LLC, 2011

Riassunto

2200 BCE: Changes rocking the Continent reach Eire with the dawning Bronze Age. Well before any Celts, marauders invade the island seeking copper and gold. The young astronomer Boann and the enigmatic Cian need all their wits and courage to save their people and their great Boyne mounds, when long bronze knives challenge the peaceful native starwatchers. Tensions on Eire between new and old cultures and between Boann, Elcmar, and her son Aengus, ultimately explode. What emerges from the rubble of battle are the legends of Ireland’s beginnings in a totally new light. Larger than myth, this tale echoes with medieval texts, and cult heroes modern and ancient. By the final temporal twist, factual prehistory is bending into images of leprechauns who guard Eire’s gold for eternity. As ever, the victors will spin the myths. This story appeals to fans of solid historical fiction, myth and fantasy, archaeo-astronomy, and Bronze Age Europe. BENDING THE BOYNE draws on 21st century archaeology to show the lasting impact when early metal mining and trade take hold along north Atlantic coasts. Carved megaliths and stunning gold artifacts, from the Pyrenees up to the Boyne, come to life in this researched historical fiction. ...A useful fleshing of the bones of an interesting archaeological story. William O'Brien, PhD, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. ...Bang-on with the latest archaeological debates. Peter Clark, MIFA, Deputy Director, The Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury, Kent, UK.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

The author lived in Ireland and traveled the north Atlantic coasts during the past decade, to research and complete this historical fiction set in the early Bronze Age.

Product Description:

Book by Dunn J S

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Seriously Good Books LLC
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0983155410
• ISBN 13: 9780983155416
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 350