The King at the Edge of the World
Author: Phillips, Arthur
ISBN: 9780812985504
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 03 Aug 2021
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;Pquot;One of the best writers in AmericaPquot; (Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;) delivers a mesmerizing new novel in which Queen ElizabethP#39;s spymasters recruit an unlikely agent--the only Muslim in England--for an impossible missionPlt;/BPgt;.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Arthur Phillips proves a worthy successor to Swift...terrifically engaging... a rich historical novel.Pquot; The Washington Post
Plt;bPgt;Queen ElizabethP#8217;s spymasters recruit an unlikely agentP#8212;the only Muslim in EnglandP#8212;for an impossible mission in a mesmerizing novel from P#8220;one of the best writers in AmericaP#8221; (Plt;iPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/iPgt;)Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Evokes flashes of Hilary Mantel, John le CarrP#233; and Graham Greene, but the wry, tricky plot that drives it is pure Arthur Phillips.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Wall Street JournalPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Plt;iPgt;THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Plt;/iPgt;AND Plt;iPgt;THE WASHINGTON POSTPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;The year is 1601. Queen Elizabeth I is dying, childless. Her nervous kingdom has no heir. It is a capital crime even toP#160;Plt;iPgt;thinkPlt;/iPgt;P#160;that Elizabeth will ever die. Potential successors secretly maneuver to be in position when the inevitable occurs. The leading candidate is King James VI of Scotland, but there is a problem.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;The queenP#8217;s spymastersP#8212;hardened veterans of a long war on terror and religious extremismP#8212;fear that James is not what he appears. He has every reason to claim to be a Protestant, but if he secretly shares his familyP#8217;s Catholicism, then forty years of religious war will have been for nothing, and a bloodbath will ensue. With time running out, London confronts a seemingly impossible question: What does James truly believe?Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;It falls to Geoffrey Belloc, a secret warrior from the hottest days of EnglandP#8217;s religious battles, to devise a test to discover the true nature of King JamesP#8217;s soul. Belloc enlists Mahmoud Ezzedine, a Muslim physician left behind by the last diplomatic visit from the Ottoman Empire, as his undercover agent. The perfect man for the job, Ezzedine is the ultimate outsider, stranded on this cold, wet, and primitive island. He will do almost anything to return home to his wife and son.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Arthur Phillips returns with a unique and thrilling novel that will leave readers questioning the nature of truth at every turn.
ISBN: 9780812985504
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 03 Aug 2021
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;Pquot;One of the best writers in AmericaPquot; (Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;Plt;IPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/IPgt;Plt;/BPgt;Plt;BPgt;) delivers a mesmerizing new novel in which Queen ElizabethP#39;s spymasters recruit an unlikely agent--the only Muslim in England--for an impossible missionPlt;/BPgt;.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Arthur Phillips proves a worthy successor to Swift...terrifically engaging... a rich historical novel.Pquot; The Washington Post
Plt;bPgt;Queen ElizabethP#8217;s spymasters recruit an unlikely agentP#8212;the only Muslim in EnglandP#8212;for an impossible mission in a mesmerizing novel from P#8220;one of the best writers in AmericaP#8221; (Plt;iPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/iPgt;)Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Evokes flashes of Hilary Mantel, John le CarrP#233; and Graham Greene, but the wry, tricky plot that drives it is pure Arthur Phillips.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Wall Street JournalPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Plt;iPgt;THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Plt;/iPgt;AND Plt;iPgt;THE WASHINGTON POSTPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;The year is 1601. Queen Elizabeth I is dying, childless. Her nervous kingdom has no heir. It is a capital crime even toP#160;Plt;iPgt;thinkPlt;/iPgt;P#160;that Elizabeth will ever die. Potential successors secretly maneuver to be in position when the inevitable occurs. The leading candidate is King James VI of Scotland, but there is a problem.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;The queenP#8217;s spymastersP#8212;hardened veterans of a long war on terror and religious extremismP#8212;fear that James is not what he appears. He has every reason to claim to be a Protestant, but if he secretly shares his familyP#8217;s Catholicism, then forty years of religious war will have been for nothing, and a bloodbath will ensue. With time running out, London confronts a seemingly impossible question: What does James truly believe?Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;It falls to Geoffrey Belloc, a secret warrior from the hottest days of EnglandP#8217;s religious battles, to devise a test to discover the true nature of King JamesP#8217;s soul. Belloc enlists Mahmoud Ezzedine, a Muslim physician left behind by the last diplomatic visit from the Ottoman Empire, as his undercover agent. The perfect man for the job, Ezzedine is the ultimate outsider, stranded on this cold, wet, and primitive island. He will do almost anything to return home to his wife and son.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Arthur Phillips returns with a unique and thrilling novel that will leave readers questioning the nature of truth at every turn.
