Hound - Softcover

Green, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593051971 ISBN 13: 9780593051979

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2003

Synopsis

A swashbuckling historical novel, retelling of one of Ireland's most celebrated legends - the story of the Cuchullain, the Hound of Ulster. Ireland, 2000 years ago. A time for Heroes, a time of battle and stories, a time when myth and history meet and mingle. The court of King Conor throngs with Heroes, but it is the boy Cuchullain, an outsider about whom there is an aura of mystery and prophecy, who will grow to be Ireland's greatest warrior. As he grows to be a man so his exploits become legendary - extraordinary feats of courage, cunning, strength and arms by a man only too aware of his dark destiny. Soon, only he will stand before the gathering armies of the vengeful Queen Maeve, but he is Cuchullain, the Hound of Ulster. Set in the blood-and-beer-soaked, legend-filled world of pre-Christian Celtic Ireland, 'Hound' is the story of a land where men delight equally in the sound of the sword and the poet's song, a world where honour is more important than life itself. It is a timeless tale of heroism and heroes, of friendship, love and betrayal, of war and poetry - a story recounted by a stranger, a man who was born Sigmund the German, brought up as Decius the Roman, only to be wa

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About the Author

George Green George Green was born in Dublin in 1956 and brought up in Tipperary, where he lived in a house built on an ancient burial mound. After university he embarked on a career in sport and leisure in the hope that it would be not too difficult and help him meet girls. Ten years later he realised his mistake, took an MA in Creative Writing, began teaching and now works for the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. 'Hound' is his first novel.

From the Back Cover

This is the tale of one man's journey from the heart of the Roman Empire to a distant, rough-hewn land where warriors delight equally in the sound of the sword and the song of the poet - a world where honour is more important than life itself.

This is Ireland, two thousand years ago.

This is a time for Heroes, a time of battle, boasting, drinking and telling stories, a golden age when myth and history meet and mingle. The court of King Conor throngs with Heroes, but it is the boy Cuchullain, an outsider whose birth is shrouded in mystery, who will grow to be Ireland's greatest warrior. As he becomes a man, under the guidance of the long-suffering, somewhat curmudgeonly Leary, his friend, confidant, charioteer and narrator of this tale, Cuchullain's exploits become the stuff of legend. But it is when the armies of the vengeful Queen Maeve stand at the very gates of Emain Macha that Cuchullain - all too aware of his dark destiny - must face his greatest challenge...

Retold as never before, this is a thrilling, timeless tale of heroism and friendship, of love and betrayal, of war and poetry. This is the story of Cuchullain, the Hound of Ulster.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593051971
• ISBN 13: 9780593051979
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416