Dunstan

One Man. Seven Kings. England's Bloody Throne.

De: Conn Iggulden

Narrado por: Geoffrey Beevers

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Dunstan by Conn Iggulden, read by Geoffrey Beevers

From acclaimed historical writer Conn Iggulden comes a novel set in the red-blooded days of Anglo-Saxon England. This is the original game for the English throne.

In the year 937, King Æthelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great, readies himself to throw a great spear into the north. His dream of a kingdom of all England will stand or fall on one field and the passage of a single day.

At his side is Dunstan of Glastonbury, full of ambition and wit, perhaps enough to damn his soul. His talents will take him from the villages of Wessex to the royal court, to the hills of Rome - from exile to exaltation.

Through Dunstan's vision, by his guiding hand, England may come together as one great country - or fall back into anarchy and misrule . . .

From one of our finest historical writers, Dunstan is an intimate portrait of a priest and performer, a visionary, a traitor and confessor to kings - the man who changed the fate of England.

Reseñas de la Crítica

One of the most interesting historical novels of recent times

Iggulden's Dunstan is a vivid, convincing character

This engrossing novel is rich in intrigue, with Iggulden breathing life into this remarkable and complex figure who played a vital role in safeguarding a newly united England

Iggulden... tells an absolutely cracking story... the pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent

Iggulden takes what you thought was a ho-hum era and peopled it with characters so finely honed it becomes a gripping and glorious legend. Can't fault the man. Brilliant!

Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times

Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction

Compelling reading

Superbly plotted and paced

Great book

Intriguing story of an incredibly intelligent and mischievous genius in 1000 AD. It is a pity there is only 1 book.

Perfect historical fiction

The narrator gets my fifth star although he absouloutely cannot pronounce Egil Skallagrímsson's name correctly. I kinda felt sorry for him but found it funny at the same time. The story flows on, never a dull moment with every emotion in the book. Based on old scripts and is simply enjoyable.

Great read... or listen

I really enjoyed this one. It's very well written and capturing story. The historical setting is intriguing and action packed background for this book, and well combined with the life of the main character, Dunstan. The characters have great depth. The choices taken on some few name changes from factual historical names and some other decisions by the author are logical, and improve the story without damaging the historical background.

Worth Every Cent!

Con Iggulden is a genius. My Favourite Author. Con manages to take anything historically based and turn it into a spell binding story, which feels both accurate and is incredibly interesting. Love the characters and the plot. Great story.

Dunstan may be some ķìnd of engineering genius but

...he is a horrible, egotistical human being, he's so envious of his nice natured brother, and just about everyone else, it makes it very difficult to identify with this antihero. Beautifully written and performed book.