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Suldrun’s Garden

Lyonesse: Book 1

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Suldrun’s Garden

By: Jack Vance
Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
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The Elder Isles, located in what is now the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Old Gaul, are made up of 10 contending kingdoms, all vying with each other for control. At the centre of much of the intrigue is Casmir, the ruthless and ambitious king of Lyonnesse. His beautiful but otherworldly daughter, Suldrun, is part of his plans. He intends to cement an alliance or two by marrying her well. But Suldrun is as determined as he and defies him. Casmir coldly confines her to the overgrown garden that she loves to frequent, and it is here that meets her love and her tragedy unfolds. Political intrigue, magic, war, adventure and romance are interwoven in a rich and sweeping tale set in a brilliantly realized fabled land.

©1983 Jack Vance (P)2010 Audible, Inc. Fantasy

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Critic reviews

“(Vance) gives you glimpses of entire worlds with just perfectly turned language. If he’d been born south of the border, he’d be up for a Nobel Prize.” (Dan Simmons)
“Vance has the narrative force, the willingness to look very coldly at violence and cruelty, to not shy away…. He has an amazing ear and writes a beautiful sentence.” (Michael Chabon)
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Great story, appalling narration. They could at least have found someone whose pronunciation matched a known language.

Ruined by the narrator

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I read this many years ago and revisiting it in audio has lost none of the magic,
fabulous fantasy book and the narrator is very good as well.

Tolkien,Vance,Martin in that order

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Great characters, a wonderful world, would recommend to any who care to listen! Jack Vance is always a good read.

Great book

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An absolute must listen. I wish I could erase my memory of the book so I could listen to it again.

Slow to start, fantastical to finish!

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Really enjoyed this story. Better than GOT. The narrator is excellent and does well with different voices for the characters. A most wonderful production. Jack Vance at his fantastical best.

Amazing start to a great epic.

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