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Stonehenge : 2000 B. C. --A Novel by Bernard Cornwell (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060197005
ISBN-139780060197001
eBay Product ID (ePID)1681624
Product Key Features
Book TitleStonehenge : 2000 B. C. --A Novel
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicWar & Military, Thrillers / Historical, Historical
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorBernard Cornwell
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight26.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-024288
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal823/.914
SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created the mysterious Stonehenge. One summer's day, a dying stranger carrying great wealth in gold comes to the settlement of Ratharryn. The three sons of Ratharryn's chief each perceive the great gift in a different way. The eldest, Lengar, the warrior, harnesses his murderous ambition to be a ruler and take great power for his tribe. Camaban becomes a great visionary and feared wise man, and it is his vision that will force the youngest brother, Saban, to create the great temple on the green hill where the gods will appear on earth. Saban' s love for Aurenna, the sun bride whose destiny is to die for the gods, finally brings the rivalries of the brothers to a head. But it is also his skills that will build the vast temple, a place for the gods, certainly, but also a place that will confirm for ever the supreme power of the tribe that built it., From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created the mysterious Stonehenge. One summer's day, a dying stranger carrying great wealth in gold comes to the settlement of Ratharryn. The three sons of Ratharryn's chief each perceive the great gift in a different way. The eldest, Lengar, the warrior, harnesses his murderous ambition to be a ruler and take great power for his tribe. Camaban becomes a great visionary and feared wise man, and it is his vision that will force the youngest brother, Saban, to create the great temple on the green hill where the gods will appear on earth. Saban's love for Aurenna, the sun bride whose destiny is to die for the gods, finally brings the rivalries of the brothers to a head. But it is also his skills that will build the vast temple, a place for the gods, certainly, but also a place that will confirm for ever the supreme power of the tribe that built it.
LC Classification NumberPR6053.O75S7 2000
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- Sep 13, 2017
Plagued by authorial intrusion and omniscient point of view.
The author tells a great story, but really doesn't have a grasp of the mechanics of storytelling. For instance, normally a paragraph change is used to signal a change in locale, time, or some other event that would be confusing if it suddenly occurred without a paragraph change. But Cornwell will suddenly change the scene or time in the middle of a paragraph, which is confusing. Another thing he does is shift point of view abruptly to an omniscient point of view. At one point, we are in a character's head, seeing what that character is seeing and hearing their thoughts, then suddenly the author will comment that "on the other side of the woods, unseen, the enemy was assembling an army. How could the character possibly know that? This is the author talking, not the character. The problem with authorial intrusion and abrupt scene shifts is that it snaps the reader out of the reverie of the story and reminds them that they are just reading a book. This stuff is taught in creative writing 101 and I'm surprised the author doesn't know how to keep the reader fully engaged in the story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
