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It begins with the death of the last Roman and ends with the crowning of a king, the birth of a new order. As the centuries between these two events pass, as Britain emerges from the ruins of Roman rule to become a vibrant, rich power in its own right, as invasions ebb and flow and Kings rule and die, a single thread is spun and stretched. A prophecy found in the shadow of Hadrians crumbling wall, a prophecy preserved by the monks at Lindisfarne. A prophecy remembered, a prophecy handed down. A prophecy that speaks of the cross, of dragons from the north. Of a new world and of a new empire. A prophecy fulfilled in one remarkable year: 1066. CONQUEROR is a fast moving historical thriller that casts a bright light onto a shadowy period of British history and brings it to vibrant life. Steeped in blood and violence this was also a time of artistic endeavour, a time of nation building and law-giving. And it is a time of chance, where history can be shaped by the Weaver . . .
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Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany, and Japan. Born in 1957 he has degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book starts in the Saxon era and tells the story of the Viking and Norman invasions of Britain. Reading this series has encouraged me to find out more about England's history and visit the places described in the books. I wish I'd started reading these books before visiting York, now I'll have to return.
Stephen Baxter has an excellent knack of portraying history in the grimy and butal light that is so often missing from our understanding of the past. Not so much a tale of knights in shiny armour as one of mud stained axe in face.
Stephen Baxter has an excellent knack of portraying history in the grimy and butal light that is so often missing from our understanding of the past. Not so much a tale of knights in shiny armour as one of mud stained axe in face.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The momentum and energy of Conqueror, the second in the Time's Tapestry series, overcome the potential problems faced by any novel which covers such a long historical period. Although the focus inevitably switches from one group of characters to another, Baxter manages to maintain a strong narrative drive - and to leave the reader waiting eagerly for the next installment. He's particularly good at defamiliarising history, making it read more like the genre he is most associated with, science fiction.
3 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Stephen Baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from Cambridge (mathematics) and Southampton Universities (doctorate in aero engineering research). Mr. Baxter lives in Prestwood, England. He has written a number of books and Emperor published in 2006 was the first in the series.
This book published in 2007 is the second book in the much acclaimed Time's Tapestry following on from Emperor. The book is full of intrigue, plot and counter plot. The author keeps the pace fast and furious and the reader is carried along on a wave of euphoria.
The synopsis provided by Amazon is more than adequate for the prospective reader to get a feel for what this book is about. Any more information would probably spoil it for the reader. Suffice to say that the book is a work of fiction and the author uses poetic licence to its best advantage to make an interesting and exciting novel.
This book published in 2007 is the second book in the much acclaimed Time's Tapestry following on from Emperor. The book is full of intrigue, plot and counter plot. The author keeps the pace fast and furious and the reader is carried along on a wave of euphoria.
The synopsis provided by Amazon is more than adequate for the prospective reader to get a feel for what this book is about. Any more information would probably spoil it for the reader. Suffice to say that the book is a work of fiction and the author uses poetic licence to its best advantage to make an interesting and exciting novel.
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