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    The Silk Tree
    The Silk Tree
    The Silk Tree
    Audiobook14 hours

    The Silk Tree

    Written by Julian Stockwin

    Narrated by Peter Noble

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Forced to flee Rome, merchant Nicander meets an unlikely ally in the form of Marius, a fierce Roman legionary. Escaping to a new life in Constantinople, the two land upon its shores lonely and penniless. Needing to make money fast, they plot a wicked plan to steal precious silk seeds from the faraway land of Seres, Nicander and Marius must embark upon a terrifyingly treacherous journey across unknown lands, never before completed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJun 4, 2015
    ISBN9781471299483
    The Silk Tree
    Author

    Julian Stockwin

    Julian Stockwin is the internationally bestselling author of Kydd, Artemis, Seaflower, and Mutiny, the first four novels in the Kydd adventure series. Having joined the Royal Navy at age fifteen, he retired from the Royal Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander and was awarded the Member of the British Empire (MBE). He and his wife live in Devon, England. Visit the author's website at JulianStockwin.com.

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    • 5/5
      I did enjoy this book. Easy to read (listen) with lots of twists and turns but without any unnecessary or exaggerated suspense.
    • 5/5
      Loved it. Fantastic piece of historical fiction, excellent approach to what may have been.