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The King and the Slave
Tim Leach
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Description for The King and the Slave
Paperback. "The king is dead. Long live the king. When power falls on the shoulders of a young man, only his slave can teach him how to be great. But power corrupts, and absolute power.. A new novel of the ancient world - in all its splendour and barbarity - from a hotly talented, prize-nominated rising star. " Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Ten years after the fall of Babylon, Cyrus's army is on the march again. His slave Croesus, no longer a young man, accompanies him as always, as does the king's son and heir Cambyses, who has inherited none of his father's diplomacy or charisma and all of his vanity and violence. When the warriors of Persia are unexpectedly crushed in battle Cyrus is put to death, and Cambyses assumes the throne. Croesus, once a king himself, is called upon to guide the young man; but the young man cannot be guided, and after taking offence at an insult by an ... Read more
Ten years after the fall of Babylon, Cyrus's army is on the march again. His slave Croesus, no longer a young man, accompanies him as always, as does the king's son and heir Cambyses, who has inherited none of his father's diplomacy or charisma and all of his vanity and violence. When the warriors of Persia are unexpectedly crushed in battle Cyrus is put to death, and Cambyses assumes the throne. Croesus, once a king himself, is called upon to guide the young man; but the young man cannot be guided, and after taking offence at an insult by an ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857899231
SKU
V9780857899231
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99-10
About Tim Leach
Tim Leach is a graduate of the MA writing course at Warwick University, where he has also taught creative writing on the under-graduate programme. His first novel, The Last King of Lydia, was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2013. He lives in Sheffield.
Reviews for The King and the Slave
A sophisticated, moving study of corrupted power... Compelling
Nick Rennison
Sunday Times
A gripping tale of the perils of kingship and the relationships of the mighty with those who fear them most.
Good Book Guide
Beautiful, epic, dramatic
Bookbag
Nick Rennison
Sunday Times
A gripping tale of the perils of kingship and the relationships of the mighty with those who fear them most.
Good Book Guide
Beautiful, epic, dramatic
Bookbag