' I read this book a long time ago and I remember it starting off pretty slow but of course you've got to give a book a chance.

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There was something for everyone in this book and it is well worth reading.' There was war and violence in the book as well as romance.

The author went into detail on how it was probably built which was a very interesting part of the book. We do not know who built Stonehenge, but the author created a very good story of a group of people who might have built it. Stonehenge is the enthrallingly dramatic story of patricide, betrayal, and murder of bloody brotherly rivalry and of the never-ending quest for power, wealth, and spiritual fulfillment. And Saban, the youngest, who actually builds Stonehenge, must act as mediator between the other two. Camaban, the illegitimate middle brother, is determined to have a massive temple built in his own honor. Lengar, the eldest brother, kills his own father to become chief of his tribe.

This historical novel unlocks the mystery of Britain's most haunting and puzzling structure, and tells a tale of three brothers-fierce rivals-who are uneasily united in their quest to create a temple to their gods. Le informazioni nella sezione 'Riassunto' possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell takes us back four thousand years, to a vibrant world of ritual and sacrifice that is at once timeless and wholly original. ‘A circle of chalk, a ring of stone, and a house of arches to call the far gods home’ And here he uses all these skills to recreate the world of primitive Britain and to solve the mysteries of who built Stonehenge, how and why. Bernard Cornwell is well known and admired for the realism and imagination with which he brings earlier worlds to life. Stonehenge is first and foremost a great historical novel. But it is also his skills that will build the vast temple, a place for the gods, certainly, but also a place that will confirm for ever the supreme power of the tribe that built it. Saban’ s love for Aurenna, the sun bride whose destiny is to die for the gods, finally brings the rivalries of the brothers to a head. Camaban becomes a great visionary and feared wise man, and it is his vision that will force the youngest brother, Saban, to create the great temple on the green hill where the gods will appear on earth. The eldest, Lengar, the warrior, harnesses his murderous ambition to be a ruler and take great power for his tribe. The three sons of Ratharryn’s chief each perceive the great gift in a different way. One summer’s day, a dying stranger carrying great wealth in gold comes to the settlement of Ratharryn. This is the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created this great temple. Bernard Cornwell’s brilliant novel, reissued for fans to find out the story behind the stones.

Stonehenge a novel of 2000 bc