A master storyteller weaves a tale of adventure and the coming of age of a young soul in this epic novel of the early centuries of the first millennium.
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Nashville Nick (USA: IL) (2006/11/17): 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, he is suddenly chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the farthest reaches of the known world, to the fabled city of Byzantium where they will present a costly, hand-illuminated manuscriipt, The Book of Kells, to the Emperor of all Christendom. In turn, Aidan finds himself 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 kinds and an intimate 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 on Destiny. Swift (USA: NY) (2008/01/22): This is probably my favorite book of all time.
