The Spring of the Ram
The House of Niccolo 2
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Narrated by:
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John Banks
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By:
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Dorothy Dunnett
About this listen
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks.
In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's step-daughter - at the tender age of thirteen - has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall tot he Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, THE SPRING OF THE RAM is a pyro technic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors and combustible emotions of the 15th century.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-05-2021
Fantastic narrator.
Most minor characters in this series are actual people recorded in history. The Niccolo "family" and company are of course fictional. This book focuses on Trebizond, a city of the dying Byzantine Empire. It touches on the prevalence of slaves, the limitations imposed on women, trade, the Medici, the value of books, the sultan Mehmet, the Turkomans, the Mamelukes, and the importance of mercenaries.
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- Chris Dunn
- 17-06-2022
Book Two of the Nicolo Story
A beautifully written book superbly told. Listening unravels the complications and telling allows the narrative to come alive.
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