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The 13th Apostle
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Publisher's Summary
The story - both romantic and terrifying - of how a handful of men, armed with nothing more than handguns and guts, forced the greatest nation in the world from their shores.
On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, the first great revolution of the twentieth century began as working-class men and women occupied buildings throughout Dublin, Ireland, including the general post office on O’Connell Street. Among the commoners in the GPO was a young staff captain of the Irish Volunteers named Michael Collins. He was joined a day later by a fourteen-year-old messenger boy, Eoin Kavanagh. Four days later they would all surrender, but they had struck the match that would burn Great Britain out of Ireland for the first time in seven hundred years.
The 13th Apostle is the reimagined story of how Michael Collins, along with his young acolyte Eoin, transformed Ireland from a colony into a nation. Collins’s secret weapon was his intelligence system and his assassination squad, nicknamed “The Twelve Apostles.” On November 21, 1920, the squad - with its thirteenth member, young Eoin - assassinated the entire British Secret Service in Dublin. Twelve months and sixteen days later, Collins signed the Treaty at 10 Downing Street, which brought into being what is, today, the Republic of Ireland.
An epic novel in the tradition of Thomas Flanagan’s The Year of the French and Leon Uris’s Trinity, The 13th Apostle is a story that will capture the imagination and hearts of freedom-loving readers everywhere.
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- Mark Palmer
- 11-01-16
entertaining and informative
The story is fun and engaging. It also describes a very interesting period in Irish history. The narrator does an excellent job.
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- Mark
- 05-04-16
Enjoyed the history, not the bad sex
What did you love best about The 13th Apostle?
Great view into the "everyday rebel" in 1916-1922
Who was your favorite character and why?
Michael Collins-great personification of a historical figure, showed strengths, flaws and difficult choices before the young revolutionary
What about John Keating’s performance did you like?
Great Irish Accent. had a good distinction between characters
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Man enough to admit I was fighting tears at the death of Mic Collins even though I very well knew it was coming
Any additional comments?
Really enjoyed the book, agree with other reviewers that the modern-day story was completely and entirely unnecessary. The author also has no experience or reason to describe sex...my 14 year old self could have done a better job on those parts. I recommend skipping as many "sex" scenes as possible.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anna Murray
- 04-19-16
Let me know when it's 1919 again
As other reviewers mentioned, the historical element of the book (which is happily the vast majority of it) is great--exciting, accurate as far as I could tell, and with interesting personalities. But I found Johnny and Diane, our modern day narrators, to be insufferable--when not making bizarre non-sequitur sexual innuendos, they're over-explaining what was just read as if it were a Wishbone episode, with inane questions from Diane and smug responses from Johnny.
However, the historical narrative is compelling enough and the reader is engaging enough that I did like it, overall. I knew very little about Ireland's journey from rising to civil war before, and now I feel as if I had been there, which is in the end all I want from a historical fiction novel!
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- Diane
- 03-06-16
A Must read
Would you consider the audio edition of The 13th Apostle to be better than the print version?
With this narrator definitely.
What does John Keating bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Character.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes, both.
Any additional comments?
If you're interested in Michael Collins and the uprising, this is the book to read.
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- Kim A
- 03-02-16
Fabulous historical fiction!
What a great way to learn history. McEvoy takes you through the twists and turns of the turbulent birth of a nation with ease, strong personalization and rich historical details. It's a long 'read/listen' but well worth immersing yourself in to live history through the lives of those who made it. Young Owen may be the fictitious springboard but he lives along side the reader making you feel as if you are a brother/sister in arms.
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- Gary Ryan
- 11-24-15
One of the best historical novels I've read.!
A novel filled with historical accuracy and a wonderful story line. A novel I will highly recommend to my friends.
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- Sharon
- 08-14-15
Almost did not buy this book but glad I did
Could have left out the whole Grandson Johnny sections. Did not add to the story but distracting and ruined the flow of the story. Felt like I was there running through the streets of Dublin with Michael Collins.
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- Veronica
- 04-11-15
Lovable Mick
An in depth imaginative look at a mythical figure, as well as an emotional and thoughtful view of the average persons trials during a horrific time.
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- Caitlin
- 09-23-19
Wonderful historical fiction
I loved this story so much that listened to it twice back to back. I got even more details the second listen through. If you are interested in those interesting times of Ireland's history, I highly recommend this. It is certainly a keeper. PS. John Keating's reading is absolutely wonderful. The story was made even more intriguing because of his story telling savvy.
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- Kathy F.
- 03-21-19
Uneven
Very good in parts, but others were extremely tiresome - especially the characters of Johnny 3 and Diane.
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- Pamela Hughes
- 05-06-15
Mixed feelings
A lot of the 1916 story I found interesting but I couldn't stand the modern narrative between the grandson and his wife, it really distracted from the story.
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- Mr Charles Blay
- 05-25-18
Really enjoyed it..
I agree with some of the other reviews.. the modern day tale doesn’t serve much purpose and I found the political references confusing to listen to (not being familiar with American politics). The story of Ireland, however, was fantastic and well worth a listen. Even if it did take me a good few hours to get over the frustration of the narrators Cork accent (not great!!)
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-22-15
1916- 2016 a rare story
Loved it, "a drink is as good as a payer".
An excellent insight into a tumultuous period in history.
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- wulfgar
- 08-26-15
absolute twaddle!
this is an awful story, all this book is, is an Americans wet dream of what it was like to live in revolutionary Ireland. it's full of rubbish about Irish culture and life that is insulting to the entire history of Ireland. also the michael Collins portrayal is God like, the man was a good man but he wasn't a bloody saint! all in all this book is full of rubbish and inaccuracy, and incredibly badly written.
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- Clare
- 01-03-15
Story of a true Irish man.
Fantastic representation of a true Irish hero and his friend and mentor. Great tale of Irish history.
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- Eoin McGinn
- 02-02-19
brilliant story will make you laugh out loud
brilliant story will make you laugh out loud as it takes you on emotional roller coaster
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- MR ENDA P MCKEEVER
- 12-09-18
Disappointing
This story heaps on all the common misconceptions of Irish people,very cliched narrative with a clear eye to an American audience. Avoid
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Phil B
- 05-24-18
The BEST
This is one of the best books I have read/listened to, not only for the storyline but the historical events and the understanding of how the characters were involved in the events. I would highly recommend
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- fiona
- 10-29-17
Excellent Read
Well worth purchasing have listened and relistened to it several times Characters are brought to life through the excellent wroting of mr mc evoy Now in my top 5 books
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- ED
- 06-18-15
Excellent, Excellent
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, its absorbing, fascinating insight into Irish politics between 1916 and 1922. Whilst it is partly fictional account of a number of characters , I believe the story line is quite accurate to the events of that time, an insight into Eamonn de Valera and Michael Collins and the reason for the Civil War
What was one of the most memorable moments of The 13th Apostle?
Michael Collins wit
What about John Keating’s performance did you like?
Told a Historical event through a partly fictional novel.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
They already have ..
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Carmel
- 11-23-18
Excellent
Great commentary, loved it. Highly recommended for those who want an insite into the 'troubles' and how they effected the Irish
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Wanda Fenner
- 11-09-17
Fell in love with Michael Collins all over again!
omg what a journey! I absolutely loved this book. It was so brilliantly written, so utterly believable , so infused with actual happenings that I had to look up various people to see if they were real! I found myself 'seeing 'it all as if I were watching a movie screen or better still walking the streets of Dublin!
I listened for hours on end. I never wanted to put it down. Even if I only had 5 minutes to spare I'd put it on! However, I don't recommend that because it's addictive and extremely hard to put down for any reason!
i only have one criticism. I wish the author had left the sexual innuendo out. I say this not because I don't like sex scenes but they were totaly incongruous and superfluous .
I seriously wish it wasn't over and look forward to reading again and again!