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An edition of Byzantium (1996)

Byzantium

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Although born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish Monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan's quiet life. He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the farthest eastern reaches of the known world, to the fabled city of Byzantium, where they are to present a beautiful and costly hand-illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, to the Emperor of all Christendom.

Thus begins an expedition by sea and over land, as Aidan becomes, by turns, a warrior and a sailor, a slave and a spy, a Viking and a Saracen, and finally, a man. He sees more of the world than most men of his time, becoming an ambassador to kings and an inmate of Byzantium's fabled Golden Court. And finally this valiant Irish monk faces the greatest trial that can confront any man in any age: commanding his own Destiny.

A magnificent epic of sweep, grandeur, and heroism, Byzantium is certain to secure Stephen R. Lawhead's place as one of the leading historical novelists of our time.

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HarperCollins
Language
English

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Cover of: Byzantium
Byzantium
2006, HarperCollins
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: Aidan. Die Reise nach Byzanz.
Aidan. Die Reise nach Byzanz.
February 1, 2001, Piper
Paperback in German
Cover of: Byzantium
Byzantium
August 1, 1997, Eos
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Byzantium
Byzantium
Jul 17, 1996, London: Voyager (HarperCollins), 1996.
hardcover
Cover of: Byzantium
Byzantium
1996, HarperPrism
in English
Cover of: Byzantium
Byzantium
1996, HarperCollins
Paperback in English

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Library of Congress
PS3562.A865B9 2006

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Electronic resource

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Open Library
OL24250748M
Internet Archive
byzantiumharperf00lawh
ISBN 13
9780061144110, 9780061841880, 9780061144103
OverDrive
A7C342E2-7070-4B20-A368-2A29E8D839B8

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I saw Byzantium in a dream, and knew that I would die there.
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I saw Byzantium in a dream, and knew that I would die there.
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