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"Lawhead treats his Celtic lore with respect; the upshot is well handled and pleasingly restrained, a solid and readable opener for the series." -Kirkus Reviews
In an ancient cairn in the wilds of Scotland, Oxford student Simon Rawnson vanishes, seemingly into thin air. Where has he gone? Unsettling signs-a mysterious Green Man, a Celtic circle chalked on the sidewalk-point his roommate, Lewis Gillies, to an impossible answer-and to an incredible destiny on the other side of a doorway between worlds.
There, where Celtic champions, magic, and treachery are woven together in the beautiful and brutal land called Albion, Lewis finds Simon. And there, schooled as a warrior, he is thrust to the front of a titanic struggle between light and darkness-a hideous, onrushing darkness that would devour not merely a kingdom but two worlds.
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November 9, 2004 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781483064901
- File size: 382940 KB
- Duration: 13:17:47
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- English
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Two very different graduate students at Oxford become embroiled in events they never could have predicted when, first, one disappears and then the other seeks to find him, entering a doorway between worlds. Through that door, they enter a long-ago time of the Celts and their warriors. Their reunion isn't as cordial as they would expect, but it sets the stage for intrigue and treachery. Stuart Langton maintains a steady pace throughout. He is particularly adept at handling dialogue, skillfully moving between characters at a lively pace. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine -
June 3, 1991
Lewis Gillies is pursuing graduate work in Celtic studies at Oxford when his rich roommate, Simon Rawnson, slips through a hole in a cairn to the land of the Tuatha de Danann. With the help of an eccentric professor, Lewis pursues Simon and finds himself playing a major role in some important Celtic myths. In retelling these myths, Lawhead ( Arthur ) allows his characters to become unspecific archetypes who therefore fail to hold the reader's interest. As he is herded from event to event, Lewis, supposedly a Celtic scholar, fails to recognize the import of these occurences. Throughout, Lawhead tells his readers what to feel rather than letting his story move them.
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