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Silk Road
- De: Colin Falconer
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 14 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 141
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 141
The Holy Land, 1260. Josseran Sarrazini is chosen to escort the Pope's emissary on an embassy to the all-conquering Mongol horde in an effort to save all Christendom from destruction. But although he serves as a Templar warrior, Josseran is not all that he appears to be. Now they have to spend nine months in each other's company on the most dangerous and most inhospitable journey on the earth - across the legendary deserts of Persia, through the horrific black hurricanes of the Taklimakan, along the entire spider's web of the Silk Road to Khubilai Khan's legendary capital at Xanadu.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could be better
- De Gary en 02-11-20
- Silk Road
- De: Colin Falconer
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
Silk Road is a rocky ride
Revisado: 02-02-22
I had a very hard time getting into this story. Once in, I found it a chore to read some parts. That being said, I mostly liked the book. A crusader and a priest travel from the holy land to the court of Kublai Khan in Cathay. there are lots of gory parts, as this was a very brutal time in history. At one point I doubted a method of execution, looked it up, and found it was actually used. I did not attach myself to either of the two lead characters, though I liked one and disliked the other. Further reading did not change this view, so I am assuming that was the author's intent. I liked the book more as a lesson in the barbarity of human kind than anything else. I believe the story is very well planned, and it did keep me reading past the parts I found distasteful due to violence. (Like I said, it was a violent time period.)
Many people recommended this series, so I will read the next book in the series before deciding if I want to spend additional money and time on the later books.
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