After Rome: A Novel of Celtic Britain
Description
New York Times bestselling author Morgan Llywelyn is the winner 1983 RT Times Award for Historical Novel of the Year ( The Horse Goddess ). She lives near Dublin, Ireland. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist As the Roman Empire fractures and crumbles, the island of Britannia is abandoned by its conquerors, who leave a roiling political and social vacuum in their wake. It takes extraordinary men and women to forge a new civilization out of the chaos, and cousins Dinas and Cadogan rise to the challenge. Though the two men couldn’t be more different and each pursues a different path toward the ultimate goal, their parallel stories illuminate the dark days of this transition period. As mercurial Dinas chases far-flung dreams of glory, staid Cadogan lays the foundation for a new community. Fifth-century Britain provides a suitably murky backdrop as a fledgling civilization struggles to rise from the ashes. The stage seems set for a possible sequel as the masterful Llywelyn moves across the Irish Sea, turning her talent for historical detailing to ancient England and Wales. --Margaret Flanagan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. “[Llywelyn's] characters spring instantly to life and the reader remains captivated from first page to last.” ― Jean M. Auel, author of The Shelters of Stone “Morgan Llywelyn writes about ancient Ireland as if she just had breakfast there.” ― Parke Godwin, author of Beloved Exile “One of the finest historical novels of the decade.” ― New Hampshire Sunday News on Druids “Ms. Llywelyn masterfully brings both sides of the Celtic coin to life.” ― The Baltimore Sun on Red Branch --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Read more
Features & Highlights
- After more than four hundred years of Roman rule, the island its conquerors called Britannia was abandoned-left to its own devices as the Roman empire contracted in a futile effort to defend itself from the barbarian hordes encroaching upon its heart. As Britannia falls into anarchy and the city of Viroconium is left undefended, two cousins who remained behind when the imperial forces withdrew pursue very different courses in the ensuing struggle to unite the disparate tribes and factions throughout the land. In Morgan Llywelyn's stunning medieval novel
- After Rome,
- passionate, adventurous Dinas recruits followers and dreams of kingship. Thoughtful Cadogan saves a group of citizens when Saxons invade and burn Viroconium, then becomes the reluctant founder and leader of a new community that rises in the wilderness. The two cousins could not be more different, but their parallel stories encapsulate the era of a new civilization struggling to be born in the Middle Ages.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
