Gentlemen of the Road af Michael Chabon (Bog)

Forfatter: Michael Chabon
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 204
Udgivelsesår: 2008
GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD is set in the Kingdom of Arran, in the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, A.D. 950. It tells the tale of two wandering adventurers and unlikely soulmates, variously plying their trades as swords for hire, horse thieves and con artists - until fortune entangles them in the myriad schemes and battles that follow a bloody coup in the medieval Jewish empire of the Khazars. Hired as escorts for a fugitive prince, they quickly find themselves half-willing generals in a mad rebellion, struggling to restore the prince's family to the throne. As their increasingly outrageous exploits unfold, they encounter a wondrous elephant, wily Rhadanite tradesmen, whores, thieves, soldiers, an emperor, and discover the truth about their young royal charge. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is a novel brimming with raucous humour and cliff-hanging suspense, combining the spirit of The Arabian Nights with the action of The Three Musketeers.
Titel: Gentlemen of the Road

Forlag: Sceptre
Sammendrag: Romanen skildrer to rejsende eventyrere i 900‑tallets Kaukasus, der lever af sværdet som lejesoldater, hestetyve og bedragere. De får til opgave at beskytte en ung khazarisk prins på flugt efter et paladskup og bliver gradvist viklet ind i et oprør mod usurpatorerne. Under rejsen gennem bjerge, landsbyer og krigshærgede egne møder de handelsfolk, soldater, røvere, kurtisaner og en majestætisk elefant, mens sandheden om prinsens identitet og skæbne afsløres. Bogen kombinerer rap dialog, actionfyldte scener og rablende eventyrtoner med historiske og jødiske motiver og et fokus på loyalitet og venskab.
Type: Paperback