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Empires of Bronze: Son of Ishtar

By: Gordon Doherty
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Four sons. One throne. A world on the precipice.

1315 BC: Tensions soar between the great powers of the Late Bronze Age. The Hittites stand toe-to-toe with Egypt, Assyria and Mycenaean Ahhiyawa, and war seems inevitable. More, the fierce Kaskan tribes—age-old enemies of the Hittites—amass at the northern borders.

When Prince Hattu is born, it should be a rare joyous moment for all the Hittite people. But when the Goddess Ishtar comes to King Mursili in a dream, she warns that the boy is no blessing, telling of a dark future where he will stain Mursili’s throne with blood and bring destruction upon the world.

Thus, Hattu endures a solitary boyhood in the shadow of his siblings, spurned by his father and shunned by the Hittite people. But when the Kaskans invade, Hattu is drawn into the fray. It is a savage journey in which he strives to show his worth and valour. Yet with his every step, the shadow of Ishtar’s prophecy darkens....

©2017 Gordon Doherty (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Historical Dream Royalty War
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Amazing, well researched and terrific! the performance was brilliant. a gripping tale. now onward to volume 2

Amazing, well researched and terrific!

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Keeble is brilliant! Interesting period and a thoroughly good plot, characterisation and pace. Had me hooked.

Quality!

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Really enjoyable story that mixes fantasy and history. As someone who is not a big reader, I was enthralled with this well written story. It reminded me a bit of GoT. Highly recommend

Worth every word.

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Excellent story that kept you gripped from start to finish, with possibly one of the baddest bad guys you will come across.
It can be very brutal in places so not for the feint hearted
Narration absolutely brilliant as usual from Johnathan Keeble

great story from start to finish

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