ISBN: 9780007169986 - Patrick (5 results)

London: Harper:, 2003. First edition, TRPB, Trade paperback, Near Fine. 454 pp. Cover artwork by: David Scott A clean, straight and tight copy. First edition, TRPB, Trade paperback, Near Fine. David Scott (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. NULL. 454pp, 6 x 9 inches.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Slight signs of use. Over 750 grams after packing.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 464pp. Laminated printed light card covers. Light chipping to edges. Pages tanning. Internally neat, bright and tight. 8vo.

Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Stephen Lawhead Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 Set in an era of brutal conflict and turmoil, this epic adventure is the first novel to tell the full story of the slave who became a saint, of the man who rose to the challenge of his time and changed the course of history. In the summer of 405AD, Irish raiders attack the western coast of Wales, carving a fiery swathe through the peaceful countryside. Among the survivors who are rounded up and taken back to Ireland is Succat: an impulsive sixteen-year-old son of a powerful Roman family. Succat is sold as a slave and put to work tending sheep. Repeated escape attempts lead to ever more brutal and savage beatings, until he comes to the attention of Cormac, a young novice Druid. The two strike up an unlikely friendship and, as Succat learns the ways of the Irish people, he is given a new name by the Druid: Patrick. With a new name begins Patrick's new life: he is married, and the two decide to return to his home to claim his inheritance, only to find his father's estate in ruins. So begins a calamitous journey that will lead him to Tours; see him join the Roman Legion as a soldier; suffer the the horrors of a plague-filled Rome; and thence back to Ireland, where he will embark on a mission forwhich his name will be remembered throughout history. In the spirit of Bernard Cornwell's Arthurian cycle, Patrick is a gritty and unsentimental portrait of one of the Western world's great icons, featuring an accurate and compelling rendering of the historical period -- an era full of brutal conflict, adventure, turmoil, and visionary inspiration. Paperback. …