The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
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The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
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Richard Fidler
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Richard Fidler
About this listen
When Richard Fidler came across the account of Ibn Fadlan—a tenth-century Arab diplomat who travelled all the way from Baghdad to the cold riverlands of modern-day Russia—he was struck by how modern his voice was, like that of a 21st century time-traveller dropped into a medieval wilderness. On further investigation, Fidler discovered this was just one of countless reports from Arab and Persian travellers of their adventures in medieval China, India, Africa and Byzantium. Put together, he saw these stories formed a crazy quilt picture of a lost world.
The Book of Roads and Kingdoms is the story of the medieval wanderers who travelled out to the edges of the known world during Islam's fabled Golden Age—an era when the caliphs of Baghdad presided over a dominion greater than the Roman Empire at its peak, stretching from North Africa to India. Imperial Baghdad, founded as the 'City of Peace', quickly became the biggest and richest metropolis in the world.
Winner of the Indie Book Awards Non Fiction 2023
©2022 Richard Fidler. Richard Fidler asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this Work. First published in English by HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited in (P)2022 Bolinda Publishing. This audio version produced by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty LimitedWhat listeners say about The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
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- wilhelmus rooms
- 11-12-2022
Very exciting book
Amazing book, thanks
There is so much lost historie, please write more books like this?
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-2023
A great book for history lovers
Richard Fidler is a knowledgeable narrator of his own novel of the history of the Middle East and the Silk Road. Well researched stories from a perspective on history rarely heard in western culture.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-03-2023
Entertaining non fiction
I don't get an overall narrative, it just feels like a series of short stories - amazingly structured and narrated. I hope the author produces more.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-11-2022
stunning and beautiful overview of a vast empire
Beautifully written, even better spoken. This tome weaves facts and fables in a tangible and enticing collection of histories of the middle east. Not only is it an enjoyable read, but also an important one.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-2023
Great starter and summary for those new to Arabic history.
Brilliant alternate perspective on the supposed “dark ages”. Really gets the imagination going the coming together of different cultures around the periphery’s of Arab /Muslim empire
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- Anonymous User
- 23-03-2023
Great Topic, well presented
Fascinating journey through a part of history often forgotten! Awesome read and great writer/reader!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-10-2022
Another Beauty from Richard Fidler
How to range far and wide in your mind! Another excellent work about the world of yesterday.
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- rogerdwknights
- 25-01-2023
Fabulous
Another tour de force from Richard Fidler and superbly narrated by him once again
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- Ben
- 29-01-2023
excellent stories from the golden age of islam
beginning with the prophet mohammed and ending with the khan conquest this is a description of the golden age of islam centred mostly around Baghdad. My favourite of Fidler's books he's found the sweet spot between the trees and the forest in this historical summary. informative and interesting can't wait to see whats next. would love to see him do the americas
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- Anonymous User
- 06-02-2023
Fascinating
Hard to follow in places though. Chapters could be much smaller to make it less confusing.
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