- Paperback: 346 pages
- Publisher: Coronet; New Ed edition (15 July 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340570997
- ISBN-13: 978-0340570999
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 574,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The MacGregors are a small clan. At the end of the 16th century, Alastair MacGregor, the young chief of the clan, faces the threat of Black Duncan of the Cowl, of the powerful Cambell clan. He must meet the challenge. By the author of "Black Douglas", "A Folly of Princes" and "The Bruce Trilogy".
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A story of how 'Himself', chief of the clan Macgregor, comes to the attention of the mad genius James VI. The story shows how the honest simplicity of a highlander cannot compete with the sycophantic courtiers and the machiavellian scheming of his more powerful neighbours, the Campbells. The tragic ending for the Clan MacGregor perhaps typifies the endemic self-serving instincts of the Scots nobility that has caused much of the troubled history in that sorry kingdom.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The MacGregor Clan Comes Alive
22 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
I live in North Carolina and I am not of Scottish ancestry. Occasionally I drink a wee bit of Scotch for medicinal purposes mind ye. This past Christmas I received a bottle of Clan MacGregor Scotch from my in-laws. Browsing for a good book to read I spotted a reference to the MacGregor Clan on the back cover of Nigel Tranter's Children of the Mist. I hoped it would be interesting to learn about the MacGregor's.
I like good historical fiction. I loved this book. Tranter brought Chief Alastair, "himself" to life and wonderfully weaved a compelling story with so much significant history. I had trouble putting the book down and when I did I got into trouble for attempting to speak like a Scottish Hielantman. The book ends in Edinburgh, the only place in Scotland I have had the opportunity to briefly visit.
I am anxious to read some other of Tranter's books. For me Children of the Mist was a great place to start. I highly recommend this book, whatever.
I like good historical fiction. I loved this book. Tranter brought Chief Alastair, "himself" to life and wonderfully weaved a compelling story with so much significant history. I had trouble putting the book down and when I did I got into trouble for attempting to speak like a Scottish Hielantman. The book ends in Edinburgh, the only place in Scotland I have had the opportunity to briefly visit.
I am anxious to read some other of Tranter's books. For me Children of the Mist was a great place to start. I highly recommend this book, whatever.
2 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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3 Sep 2007
Format:Paperback
This is Nigel Tranter's novelisation of how the Clan MacGregor was quite literally royally shafted. Or at least nobly shafted.
The clan leaders were in conflict at the time, and needed help. The Earl of Argyll saw tools he could use to further his own ambition and political ends, and tools that were disposable.
The clan leaders were in conflict at the time, and needed help. The Earl of Argyll saw tools he could use to further his own ambition and political ends, and tools that were disposable.
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