The Iron King, Maurice Druon
The Iron King, Maurice Druon
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The Iron King

Author: Maurice Druon

Narrator: Peter Joyce

Unabridged: 11 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/03/2013


Synopsis

‘This is the original game of thrones’ George R.R. Martin From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin’s epic work. France became a great nation under Philip the Fair – but it was a greatness achieved at the expense of her people, for his was a reign characterised by violence, the scandalous adulteries of his daughters-in-law, and the triumph of royal authority.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

“It must be admitted that such things were common coin of the period. Kingdoms were often handed over to adolescents, whose absolute power fascinated them as might a game. Hardly grown out of the age in which it is fun to tear the wings from flies, they might now amuse themselves by tearing the head......more

Goodreads review by Justo

4/5 Estrellas El viernes 13 de octubre de 1307, Felipe IV "El hermoso", rey de Francia de la dinastía de los capetos, ordenaba la detención de los miembros de la orden del Temple, con la connivencia del papado, dominado con mano de hierro desde el trono francés, que incluso había forzado el traslado......more

Aquí la videoreseña: [URL not allowed] A mí me das salseo histórico y datos curiosos para poder consegure el "quesito" amarillo o marrón del Trivial Pursuit y me tienes ganada. Y sí, se supone que GRR Martin se basó en parte en esta saga para escribir su "Canción de hielo y fuego", pero eso......more


Quotes

‘Iron kings and strangled queens, battles and betrayals, lies and lust, the curse of the Templars, the doom of a great dynasty – and all of it (well, most of it) straight from the pages of history, and believe me, the Starks and the Lannisters have nothing on the Capets and Plantagenets. Whether you are a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. This was the original game of thrones’GEORGE R.R. MARTIN ‘Blood-curdling tale of intrigue, murder, corruption and sexual passion’ ‘Barbaric, sensual, teeming with life, based in wide reading and sound scholarship…among the best historical novels’