
Princes of Ireland
The Dublin Saga
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Richard Matthews
The saga begins in tribal, pre-Christian Ireland during the reign of the fierce and mighty High Kings at Tara, with the tale of two lovers, the princely Conall and the ravishing Deirdre, whose travails cleverly echo the ancient Celtic legend of Cuchulainn. From that stirring beginning, Rutherfurd takes the listener on a powerfully imagined journey through the centuries. Through the interlocking stories of a memorable cast of characters (druids and chieftains, monks and smugglers, noblewomen and farmwives, merchants and mercenaries, rebels and cowards) we see Ireland through the lens of its greatest city.
While vividly and movingly conveying the passions and struggles that shaped the character of Dublin, Rutherfurd portrays the major events in Irish history: The tribal culture of pagan Ireland; the mission of St. Patrick; the coming of the Vikings and the founding of Dublin; the glories of the great nearby monastery of Glendalough and the making of treasures like the Book of Kells; the extraordinary career of Brian Boru; and the trickery of Henry II, which gave England its first foothold in Medieval Ireland. The stage is then set for the great conflict between the English kings and the princes of Ireland, and the disastrous Irish invasion of England, which incurred the wrath of Henry VIII and where this book, the first of the two-part Dublin Saga, draws to a close, as the path of Irish history takes a dramatic and irrevocable turn.
Rich, colorful, and impeccably researched, The Princes of Ireland is epic entertainment spun by a master.
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Critic reviews
"A tour de force....Breathtaking." (Orlando Sentinel)
"Rutherfurd literally personifies history." (New York Daily News)
"A richly imagined vision of history, written with genuine delight." (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Where does Princes of Ireland rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I love all of Mr. Rutherfurd's novels. The way he can weave real life history and blend w/ fictional characters ... characters you really come to love.My all time favorite: "London" which is not unabridged nor in audible form.
If you like real history, yet told in a novel form, NOT textbook form, you'll really like Mr. Rutherfurd's novels. "Paris" is great too.
Real life history interwoven into a novel.
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Important Irish history!
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The narrator is equally accomplished - he carries the various voices extraordinarily well through the combination of inflection and accent.
Imagine an almost-60 woman shopping for groceries with headphones on, oblivious to the world. That was me, and while there were MANY quizzical looks, I just couldn't turn the story off. Heck, the teens do it all the time, why not me?
I'm already well into the sequel, and loving it also.
Hard to put down
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Great stuff!
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James O'Michener Tackles the Old Sod
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As others have written, story lines seem to have little continuity (other than a red headed girl) and end rather abruptly. Probably due to trying to cover too many years in one book. The best way to describe it for me was that the book lacked the richness and texture of actual events that a good historical fiction book has. After reading the afterword from Princes, it was clear that many of the events were liberally imagined.
Its true - history does repeat its self
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neat.
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Captivating
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brilliant historical storytelling
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Finally, the narrator is absolutely amazing. I will look for more of Richard Matthew’s work in the future. I’m thankful that Rutherfurd’s work was enhanced by such a gifted story teller.
One of Rutherfurd’s best!
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