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Title	:	Byzantium
Author	:	Stephen R. Lawhead
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 870 pages
Published	:	July 4th 1997 by Harper Voyager (first published 1996)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy

Byzantium Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 870 pages

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Although born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish Monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan's quiet life. He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the farthest eastern reaches of the known world, to the fabled city of Byzantium, where they are to present a beautiful and costly hand-illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, to the Emperor of all Christendom. Thus begins an expedition by sea and over land, as Aidan becomes, by turns, a warrior and a sailor, a slave and a spy, a Viking and a Saracen, and finally, a man. He sees more of the world than most men of his time, becoming an ambassador to kings and an inmate of Byzantium's fabled Golden Court. And finally this valiant Irish monk faces the greatest trial that can confront any man in any age: commanding his own Destiny. A magnificent epic of sweep, grandeur, and heroism, Byzantium is certain to secure Stephen R. Lawhead's place as one of the leading historical novelists of our time.

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Original Title:	Byzantium
ISBN:	0061057541 (ISBN13: 9780061057540)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.stephenlawhead.com/books/byzantium.shtml

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This story is about an irish monk, Aidan, who is chosen to embark on a journey to bring the Book of Kells to the Emporer of Byzantium (Constantinople). It has a pretty classic storyline in terms of the personal growth and trials that the main character goes through to fulfill his quest. If you enjoy historical fiction you won't be disappointed by this book. It's got plenty of action, conspiracy, and intrigue to make it a page-turner and it's enjoyably rich in culture. Be aware though (or be

This is vintage Lawhead. A great adventure story that keeps the pages turning. The characters are textured, three-dimensional, and very believable. The historical setting is developed and very well researched. While this is a great historical adventure set in a known time, it is really a story about faith. It is very personal and the main character Aiden is an enjoyable narrator in every way. The great triumph in this book is it deals with the problem of suffering and what happens when God

Honestly, I didn't like the story but I chanced that when I began reading. I have been following Lawhead for a while and his books are either perfect or complete wash-out. The plot in this story flowed reasonably well. From now on, however, authors need to realize that "young celtic kid abducted by vikings" is no longer an acceptable plot device. But Aidan's stay in Denmark was interesting.While the hero is Christian, and in some ironic and bitter way, spreads his faith to his Viking captors,

I don't believe there is any rating I could give this book other than a 5 out of 5 stars. It has been a long while since I've read an epic. This one I loved, as it took me from Ireland of the 10th century, to "Skania", and then to Byzantium/Constantinople. In this novel or gargantuan proportions, the author wrote about 4 different cultures: Irish catholic monks, vikings, Arabs, and the Roman catholic empire.It was a book largely about one man's struggle against his God: his battle, and loss of



My fav book of all time. I love the adventure, and the historical fact mixed with his fictional story. Plus, the story keeps changing, everywhere he travels is so different that it is like a new story. You hardly notice the length of the book. I was sad that the story had to end when it did. I learned a valuable lesson from the line God speaks to the main character, "What did you expect?" That was so powerful. This is my one MUST READ! Cory might like it too.

I have had to spend some time deciding how to describe why I didn't like this book other than just writing that I found it boring.It is not the kind of book that you would imagine as boring, once you get though the first 20 chapters, it never stops moving you through people and places. From sea wolves to emperors, forest to desert and country to city, there is always another place to be and more people to meet.Alot of the story seemed implausible and did there really have to be so much praying?