The Assyrian

Tiglath Ashur, Book 1

De: Nicholas Guild

Narrado por: Joel Richards

In ancient Assyria, Tiglath Ashur and Esarhaddon, half-brothers, best friends, and rivals for the throne, share their women, secrets, and dreams as together they seek a destiny that will change the course of the empire.

©1987 Nicholas Guild (P)2021 Tantor

Great story!!

I first read this book in the late 80’s. Yes I’m old. I have since read it and Blood Star multiple times. It’s one of those stories that fill a void when I can’t find anything else worth reading so I was pleasantly surprised to find out it had been made into an audiobook.
I gave the performance 4 stars, it’s probably closer to 4.5+.

I highly recommend this audiobook and anxiously await Blood Star.

Excellent Ancient Historical Fiction!

I read this book years ago, and I was thrilled when I found it here on Audible! The Assyrian has stayed with me in my memories for three decades, and it was even better this time around. It has all the elements of an Oscar winning Epic: Action, Adventure, Intrigue, Revenge, and a fatal Love Interest, all dripping with the history of the ancient Assyrian Empire. The narrator is fantastic, and it only took me three days to binge the whole book. It felt like bumping into an exciting, old acquaintance, and I was doubly thrilled to discover there is a sequel! (I've already added the sequel to my Audible library, and I will start listening as soon as I post this review. I do want to add a word of caution.. the Assyrians were not a people to be messed with, and the descriptions of some of the executions of enemies are incredibly brutal. This book is not for the faint of heart!

The research that Mr. Guild did for this novel. Awesome work like this is not seen much in novels anymore.

This is by far my favorite novel. The sequel, "Bloodstar", is just as good. The author is able to transport the reader back to the ancient times with his research and writing. It keeps you gripped to the pages to the end.

Amazing story and writing. The narrator makes it even better.

I'm a Mario. This book is a good! I like a the story. I like a the narration. It's a good.

Wonderful Story

I am actually reviewing The Assyrian and Book 2 The Blood Star.These books are of epic proportion. It is a story you will not forget. It is about an honorable Prince who has to deal with jealousy from a brother. The broken promises of love and its driven aftermath. The only negative for me was that the brutality sometimes made me cringe, but it was a brutal time in the world's history. I enjoyed this story and I believe you will to. It keeps you enthralled and wanting more.

A fantastic saga

I read the book several years ago. It’s so good, I had to listen to it again.

Great book!

This is right up my alley for historical fiction. Takes a little bit to get in to and then is great. Listen at 1.25 speed as another review noted.

Excellent Story. so so narration

One of my favorite books, I was very excited. Absolutely horrible narrator. Why is he whispering ? It's like one of those ASMR relaxation stories. very disappointed.

The story holds up, still.worth a listen

An old favorite

The way to listen to the narration, is to speed it up a little.

Priceless! I high recommend it

The quality of this historical fiction is superior to many world classics. Except for minor historical flaws, it was a pleasure to listen to this marvelously well-conceived plot that trots along precise details of the era. BRAVO!