The Sacred Land, Harry Turtledove
The Sacred Land, Harry Turtledove
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The Sacred Land

Author: Harry Turtledove

Narrator: Tim Campbell

Unabridged: 13 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/20/2022

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Menedemos, the young dashing sea captain, and his helper (and cousin) the scholarly Sostratos, are back in their third adventure. This time around the two cousins end up in the Sacred Land, Jerusalem, where they encounter a strange religion. This fascinates Sostratos, who wants to learn as much as he can about the strange monotheists living there. The more worldly Menedemos looks toward more common pleasures, particularly those involving pretty women (not letting small inconveniences like their marriage to other men get in the way). But, as always, trouble follows them. From cargo they can’t sell to bandits and thugs waiting to jump them, they must once again use their quick wits to survive and, hopefully, make a profit from their long journey.

About Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove, known as the “Master of Alternative History,” is the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of a number of bestselling series and standalone novels. He received his PhD from UCLA in Byzantine history and worked as a technical writer for the Los Angeles County Office of Education before becoming a full-time fiction writer. He also served as the treasurer of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He has written a number of successful series, including the Crosstime Traffic series, the Darkness series, and the Worldwar I Colonization series, among others. His standalone works include Ruled Brittania, Every Inch a King, Conan of Venarium, Household Gods, and Justinian.

About Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell, winner of AudioFile Earphones Awards, is a narrator and actor based in Los Angeles, California. He studied at the University of California and earned a BA in music and theater and a certification from the prestigious Great Books program at Pepperdine University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He is also a classically trained singer and performs regularly with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Los Angeles Opera Chorus, as well as on studio soundtracks for film and television.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Burt

HN Turtletaub is, of course, Harry Turtledove, of alternate history fame. Under the Turtletaub name he writes historical fiction, principally the adventures of Menedemos and his cousin Sostratos, ship captain and traders on "the wine dark sea." The novels are not exactly plot-free, but they contain......more

Goodreads review by Ryan

This book, the third in the series, is the best one yet. I really like the first two books and was hoping for more of the same. What I got was even better than I expected.......more

Goodreads review by Leonardo

The travels continue. This time south to Cyprus and on to Judea to try to cut out the Phoenician middle men for balsam. The Greek superiority attitude to languages etc. is very amusing seen through the lens of history as is how they view Jerusalem and the Jews. The special trade good this time is re......more

Goodreads review by Blind

4.25 A good deal fresher than the last volume with - finally - some character development in the two cousins Menedemos and Sostratos. The journey over land in Phoenicia and Iudeaa makes for a nice change of pacing too and the closer encounters with Antigonos' soldiers and logistics are fun to read a......more

Goodreads review by Eric

Once again we join Menedemos and Sostratos as they sail around the Med. This time they head to Phoenicia and Israel. I was very curious what a pre-Hellenized Isreal would be like and what our Sostratos would think about the Isrealites. As usual it was a fun journey through history with our usual cas......more

Quotes

“Another solid entry in an entertaining series.” Booklist

“Good pacing, a light touch, and a genuine feel for the period.” Kirkus Reviews

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