The ten thousand novel

The ten thousand macht, book 1 by paul kearney book cover, description, publication history. Harold coyle is the new york times bestselling author of nine novels, including look away, the ten thousand, trial by fire, bright star, sword point, and team yankee. Harold coyles first novel, team yankee, was by far his best. The ten thousand follows the macht, the humans in this world and the. Among the ten thousand things, by julia pierpont the. The ten thousand doors of january is a triumphant debut.

I said, especially over the past year so ill go back a bit more than a year to more closely examine our relationships evolution prior to us making the ten thousand dollar decision alluded to in. Alix harrow on her next novel, the once and future witches. Six months before the main action in julia pierponts first novel, among the ten thousand things, begins, an affluent upper west sider named deb shanley still has the option of moving past. The ten thousand is a gripping, exciting and compelling novel and ford has made xenophons tale come alive with each page. Harrows debut novel, ya adventure the ten thousand doors of january, is a wonderful jaunt through space and time. I am extremely pleased that i was able to track down a copy of this book after searching several bookstores in five states before i was able to order it online from. This new novel by the author of trial by fire reads like an extraordinarily complicated, hightech chess game. Robert hale, 2005 is an account of his 2000 journey to retrace the steps of the ten thousand. Reading among the ten thousand things, julia pierponts sharp, knowing dissection of an unraveling marriage, i kept thinking of tolstoys overused remark that all happy families are.

Michael curtis ford is an american historical novelist, writing novels about ancient rome and. The ten thousand things is a historical novel by author and playwright john spurling, based on life of thcentury chinese artist wang meng during the yuan dynasty. Buy the ten thousand macht trilogy 1 by paul kearney from amazons fiction books store. The ten thousand has an interesting premise and is prehaps wellwritten, but his characters are simply unbelievable. The ten thousand by harold coyle book cover, description, publication history. Infidelity is steeped in suspense in among the ten thousand things julia pierponts debut novel opens with a young girls discovery of her fathers infidelity. Whats interesting to consider in an historical context is the elimination of general clearchus and his command of the greek army. The 2001 novel the ten thousand by michael curtis ford is a fictional account of this groups exploits. Michael fords meticulous research of his subject has brought us insight into the lust, greed, deceit, and loyalties of ancient greece. It was published by duckworth overlook in 2014 and won the walter scott prize in 2015.

Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic. A novel of ancient greece michael curtis ford between 401 bc and 399 bc, a greek army consisting of the wayward castoffs of the peloponnesian war marched its way into the heart of the persian empire current day iraq, ironically enough, supporting a contender for the persian throne. Xenophon is lured to the mercenary life, against his fathers wishes, by a cousin, proxenus, who is in the command of cyrus the younger, halfbrother to the persian king artaxerses and pretender to the persian throne. I have just finished reading the book, and feel both dispirited and glad for having read it. Paul kearney is an amazing author and this first book the ten thousand is a fantastic novel in a trilogy. The ten thousand by michael curtis ford book read online. While the march of the tenthousand was a factual event, this historical novel takes a few literary liberties. By his own estimation, jude keffyhorn, the skateboarding teen drug abuser turned cleanliving proselytizer in eleanor hendersons first novel, ten thousand saints, is an inessential. In any event, the author is an entertaining yet conscientious presenter of the tenthousand s story.

A novel of ancient greece kindle edition by michael curtis ford author. The ten thousand by harold coyle fantastic fiction. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Read the ten thousand by michael curtis ford for free with a 30 day free trial.