The first edition of the novel was published in 1992, and was written by gary jennings. He was also popular for writing adult novels of historical fiction and gained prominence after the immense of his 1980 book called aztec. Aztec is a compelling story, unusual in that it is told from the point of view of one of the vanquished, rather than by the conquerors. Jul 10, 2012 this pin was discovered by christina rees. Gary jennings booklist gary jennings message board. Marco polo was nicknamed marco of the millions because his venetia. Raptor is an historical novel set in the late fifth and early sixth centuries. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. I am much enriched from having read the journeyer by gary jennings. The new york times on the journeyer astonishing and. But there were three novels by gary jennings, and since those were. It may have been the history of the goths and the decadence of rome or the farfrominfrequent sex scenes, but regardless of why, raptor is an astounding book. From the palazzi and back streets of medieval venice to the sumptuous court of kublai khan, from the perfumed sexuality of the levant to the dangers and rigors of travel. The book artfully and imaginatively fills in the gaps of marco polos journey across asia, bringing to life each character as gary jennings does so brilliantly in aztec as well.
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This is a sprawling, epic adventure told by marco polo of his real adventures and travels, the marvels he encounters, the terrors, the wise and evil rulers, the wonders of the east. Gary jennings combines inexhaustible research with the yarnspinners art, drawing indelible portraits of marco. The journeyer and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. This was the first gary jennings book i ever readand i was hooked forever. Mar 02, 2010 gary jennings was known for the rigorous and intensive research behind his books, which often included hazardous travel. Doherty, tom associates, llc legendary trader and explorer marco polo was nicknamed marco of the millions because his venetian countrymen took the grandiose stories of his travels to be exaggerated, if not outright lies. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Pdf the journeyer by gary jennings book free download 1024 pages free download or read online the journeyer pdf epub book. Aug 12, 2011 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The first edition of the novel was published in 1984, and was written by gary jennings. The journeyer ebook by gary jennings 9781429999946. As gary jennings did for prehispanic mexico in aztec, he has enriched the journeyer with an anthropologists knowledge of diverse lands and cultures. It took me a long time to read this book, not because i was not diligently working on it, but because it is a massive book, 800 pages long and i dont know the word count why the kindle does not display the word count keeps baffling me.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 917 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Of the three gary jennings books ive finished aztec, and aztec autumn were the other two, i never got far into journeyer raptor is by far the best. Id like to read this book on kindle dont have viajerro kindle. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Swaim gary jennings author of aztec the journeyer raptor spangle interview by don swaim. These sprawling works, sometimes reaching 500,000 words, are packed with violence, braggadocio and vivid sex scenes. Now, the journeyer is okay, but as i recall, my that book reminded me that id read jennings the journeyer several decades ago. Legendary trader and explorer marco polo was nicknamed marco of the millions because his venetian countrymen took the grandiose stories of his travels to be exaggerated, if not outright lies. The journeyer by gary jennings 9 editions first published in 1984 download daisy. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. The journeyer by gary jennings 9780765323491 booktopia. The journeyer gary jennings books to read, book awards. Gary jennings was known for the rigorous and intensive research behind his books, which often included hazardous travel.
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