He is betrayed and in his search for justice his faith is shaken to its core. Through a series of tragedies and adventures Aidan eventually find himself taken to Byzantium where he experiences the intrigues of the courts of the Emperor. Aidan’s ship is then attacked by Danish Sea Wolves and he is captured and taken as a slave to Daneland. The story is about Aidan, an Irish scribe who is chosen to go with a group of his fellow monks to deliver a great gift (The Book of Kells) to the Emperor in Byzantium. It is my favorite book by this Christian fantasy author and I’d love to see it made into a movie someday. Beware, at 646 pages this work of historical fiction is not a short read but I enjoyed almost every minute of it. The dust jacket is beautiful and adds to the reading experience. This seems to me a book meant to be read as a hardcover. I have it in a dilapidated softcover but found a cheap hardcover version of it on Amazon for 5 bucks and decided to get it. Let me begin by saying I have read this book at least 4 times.
Book Review: Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead
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