King Hereafter

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In King Hereafter, Dorothy Dunnett s stage is the wild, half pagan country of eleventh century Scotland Her hero is an ungainly young earl with a lowering brow and a taste for intrigue He calls himself Thorfinn but his Christian name is Macbeth Dunnett depicts Macbeth s transformation from an angry boy who refuses to accept his meager share of the Orkney Islands to a suavely accomplished warrior who seizes an empire with the help of a wife as shrewd and valiant as himself. New Download King Hereafter [ By ] Dorothy Dunnett [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Nope 5 stars The longer I sit with it, the better it gets.I started reading this book with a Dunnett group on Yahoo, but shortly got frustrated because it went so slow and there was virtually no discussion as many including me were first time readers and they re Nazis about spoilers Personally, I don t mind spoilers and sometimes even seek them out Spoilers implies that all there is to a book is the plot and what...This is a tough book to rate, it is in turns so dense as to be almost incomprehensible unless you re a historian and then utterly brilliant There were long stretches that I almost abandoned the book and then times when I couldn t put it down and read long into the night So while I have to say the writing isthan a bit uneven in my opinion, it s still Dunnett and you close the book knowing that you mis...Having read the Lymond and Niccolo series and being completely captivated by them I was hesitant to embark on this novel about Thorfinn otherwise known as Macbeth I couldn t see how any other novel by this gifted author could be on par or surpass them This is a dense read that requires patience and perseverance It took a while to sort out the different characters and the names were often similar which initially threw me a bit Often had to refer to the maps and genealogical pages supplied.The Having read the Lymond and Niccolo series...Forget Shakespeare, this is the real Macbeth as Dunnett imagines him Half christian, half pagan half Scottish, half Norse Macbeth grows before our eyes from an unprepossessing and angry boy, to a man, a warrior and a king.Like Dunnett s other magisterial books the Lymond chronicles and House of Niccolo this isn t ever an easy, formulaic or comfortable read, and the intricacies of the politics means that you have to read thisthan once to have even a hope of understanding what is h Forget Shakespeare, this is the real Macbeth as Dunnett imagines him Half christian, half pagan half Scottish, half Norse Macbeth grows before our eyes from an unprepossessing and angry boy, to a man, a warrior and a king.Like Dunnett s other magisterial books the Lymond chronicles and House of Niccolo this isn t ever an easy, formulaic or comfortable read, and the intricacies of the politics means that you have to read thisthan once to have even a hope of understanding what is happening, but as any of Dunnett s fanatical fans will tell you, the effort isthan worth the payback.In some ways this is a very different book from the two series, set in the Renaissance but the brutality of the politics fits the geography of Scotland, Orkney and Scandinavia admirably.As always in Dunnett, though the political intrigues are based on fact, the true fascination is with her characters, and here Thorfinn Macbeth and his wife, Groa, tak...I had never read Shakespeare s Macbeth, and really didn t know the story, in fact I thought he was a fictitious character, so this was new territory for me The book starts with so many Viking names and places I felt lost after a chapter or two But, I persevered, and must say it was a very satisfying book Dorothy Dunnett at her best Reared from the age of 5 by a foster father in the Orkneys, Thorfinn, the Earl of Orkney lives the hard but adventurous life in the north of early Scotland, surro I had never read Shakespeare s Macbeth, and really didn t know the story, in fact I thought he was a fictitious character, so this was new territory for me The book starts with so many Viking names and places I felt lost after a chapter or two But, I persevered, and must say it was a very satisfying book Dorothy Dunnett at her best Reared from the age of 5 by a foster father in the Orkneys, Thorfinn, the Earl of Orkney lives the hard but adventurous life in the north of early Scotland, surrounded by men of ...After reading two parts of the four from this enormous book, 400 pages or thereabouts, I gave up withregret than I d have anticipated partly because I was enthusiastic about finding out a historical rendition of the life of the real Macbeth behind Shakespeare s play, and partly because this author had given me great moments before, only to fail me afterwards, so I d hoped this would be the definite rebound.But no, it wasn t I m starting to ...If George Mackay Brown s Vinland was the kind of historical novel that uses history to make a statement about the present, then King Hereafter is the kind that attempts to immerse its readers as fully as possible in the past, not just by describing historical events but by trying to recreate the mindset of their chosen period, by making their readers think, feel and see the way their characters did, ideally without having a present point of view intrude on the scene at all Nobody at least nobo If George Mackay Brown s Vinland was the kind of ...In which Dorothy Dunnett conflates two semi apocryphal historical figures Thorfinn the Mighty from one of the Icelandic sagas and Macbeth from that play you were probably made to read in high school or in college.Basically, we begin with young Thorfinn back in the 11th Century and follow him as he becomes first Earl of Orkney, then eventually King of Alba early Scotland And then, of course, things begin to go horri...Review written in 2004 My first Dunnett, and it s a crackerjack OK, a big, fat crackerjack historical novel about 11th century Britain, specifically on the life of the maybe historic King Macbeth, who ruled Orkney and northern Scotland 1040 1058 For good measure, we get Lady Godiva, too Plus Duncan, Malcolm, and Duke William waiting for his Big Moment in 1066, over there in Normandy.Background read some 700 books for KH And compiled 145 interl Review written in 2004 My first Dunnett, and it s a crackerjack OK, a big, fat crackerjack historical novel about 11th century Britain, specifically on the life of the maybe historic King Macbeth, who ruled Orkney and northern Scotland 1040 1058 For good measure, we get Lady Godiva, too Plus Duncan, Malcolm, and Duke William waiting for his Big Moment in 1066, over there in Normandy.Background read some 700 books for KH And co...One day, Sulien said, I think the Throne of St Peter will be as firm as it seemed, for a moment, it might be I think the Empire will find a design by which to rule that does not break down between one prince and the next I think the storms will subside and as nation settles by nation, there will be a place for quiet rule, and for building.Till then, it will be the fate of most leaders to die in their prime, and the fate of most women to carry forward their essence their habit of mind theiOne day, Sulien said, I think the Throne of St Peter will be as firm as it seemed, for a moment, it might be I think the Empire will find a design by which to rule that doe...

King Hereafter
  • English
  • 23 June 2018
  • Paperback
  • 721 pages
  • 0375704035
  • Dorothy Dunnett
  • King Hereafter