The Assyrian
by Nicholas Guild
Summary and Reviews ofThe Assyrianby Nicholas GuildSet in the 7th Century B.C., The Assyrian is the story of Tiglath Ashur, a minor prince of the royal house of Ashur. The child of a Greek concubine, he spends his childhood in King Sennacherib's house of women, where his closest friend is his half-brother Esarhaddon and he first encounters the great love of his life, his cousin Esharhamat. Both Tiglath and Esarhaddon dream of becoming soldiers, but one of them is destined to be king and marry Esharhamat. It is a destiny which drives the brothers, even against their will, into bitter rivalry.The Assyrian captures all the pageantry, passion and cruelty of the ancient world. It is a story of love, war and empire. It is the human face of a remote past.What others have said about Nicholas Guild's The Assyrian:Publishers WeeklyGuild (The Berlin Warning) masterfully describes court intrigues and the feverish panorama of the battlefield, but the book's abundant...