
The King at the Edge of the World
A Novel
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Euan Morton
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Arthur Phillips
Queen Elizabeth’s spymasters recruit an unlikely agent - the only Muslim in England - for an impossible mission in a mesmerizing novel from "one of the best writers in America" (The Washington Post).
Named One of the Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review and the Washington Post
The year is 1601. Queen Elizabeth I is dying, childless. Her nervous kingdom has no heir. It is a capital crime even to think that Elizabeth will ever die. Potential successors secretly maneuver to be in position when the inevitable occurs. The leading candidate is King James VI of Scotland, but there is a problem.
The queen’s spymasters - hardened veterans of a long war on terror and religious extremism - fear that James is not what he appears. He has every reason to claim to be a Protestant, but if he secretly shares his family’s Catholicism, then 40 years of religious war will have been for nothing, and a bloodbath will ensue. With time running out, London confronts a seemingly impossible question: What does James truly believe?
It falls to Geoffrey Belloc, a secret warrior from the hottest days of England’s religious battles, to devise a test to discover the true nature of King James' soul. Belloc enlists Mahmoud Ezzedine, a Muslim physician left behind by the last diplomatic visit from the Ottoman Empire, as his undercover agent. The perfect man for the job, Ezzedine is the ultimate outsider, stranded on this cold, wet, and primitive island. He will do almost anything to return home to his wife and son.
Arthur Phillips returns with a unique and thrilling novel that will leave listeners questioning the nature of truth at every turn.
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"A rich, old-fashioned spy thriller set in Elizabethan England.... Its plot is an intricate set of intersecting mechanisms and locks and keys, which, when they finally all fall into place, provide the reader with the gawping satisfaction of having been well and truly fooled.... Sentence by sentence, the book blends the leanness of a taut thriller with the marbled fatness of Elizabethan prose.” (The New York Times Book Review)
"Phillips masterfully renders the period and packs the narrative with surprising twists. This clever, serpentine novel recalls the historical dramas of Hilary Mantel and the thrillers of John le Carré, and will reverberate in readers’ minds." (Publishers Weekly)
“A rare combination of literary finesse and quick-paced plot—and another triumph from the versatile Phillips.... One is reminded of Hilary Mantel's magisterial Wolf Hall but perhaps more pointedly of Graham Greene's novels.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
The story was also compelling, told from multiple perspectives, each with a depth and clarity that really resonates. Particularly refreshing was the main character - beautifully written without a hint of the false exoticism and inherent otherness that so often gets baked into characters from non- European backgrounds, and quite effectively challenging saviorist and Eurocentrist historical narratives. It really captured what it feels like to be on the other side of such views, and firmly asserts the oft- overlooked perspective of what an outsider might think of one of the great European empires at home.
The ending was a bit of a let down for me, but I won't spoil it with discussion. Overall, I loved this book. Will definitely be reading/listening to more by this author, others by this narrator, and enjoying re-listens for years to come.
Exceptional narration and a unique story
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I am a devotee of both non fiction and historical fiction beginning with Henry Tudor through James 1st reign.
This book draws on facts and creates excellent fiction. Well
done, Mr. Phillips!
Really smart...
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What a trip!
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An excellent historical spy thriller
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Decent historical fiction, but …
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fascinating story
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Good, but Problematic
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Great novel until the end
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