The Spring of the Ram
- Author Dorothy Dunnett
- Narrator John Banks
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Run Time 23 hours and 55 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Historical adventure fiction, Historical fiction, Historical romance.
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What to expect
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks.
In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's step-daughter - at the tender age of thirteen - has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall tot he Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, THE SPRING OF THE RAM is a pyro technic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors and combustible emotions of the 15th century.
Critics Review
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Praise for Dorothy Dunnett
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A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention
New York Times -
Marvellous, breathtaking
The Times -
A masterpiece of historical fiction
Washington Post -
One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas
Cleveland Plain Dealer -
Lashings of excitement, colour and subtlety
The Times
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