Título: The Last Horseman
Autor: David Gilman
Sinopse: Dublin, 1899. On a foul night in a troubled city, lawyer Joseph Radcliffe watches the execution of a young Irish rebel. Radcliffe, together with his black American comrade Benjamin Pierce, has made a living defending the toughest cases in Dublin, but is haunted by the spectre of his defeats, the loss of his wife and child and his difficult relationship with his surviving son, Edward. While Ireland smoulders with rebellion, war breaks out in South Africa and when, after an argument with his father, Edward runs away to join the Irish forces fighting there, Radcliffe, accompanied by Pierce, sets out to find him and bring him home. South Africa, 1900. Both Radcliffe and Pierce have known war. Former cavalrymen in the US army, they have seen enough killing to last them a lifetime. But eight hundred miles north of Cape Town, amid the trackless veld, they experience the bloody brutality of a conflict that the British generals are shocked to discover they are losing. Under fire from Boer snipers and artillery, distrusted by the British forces, the two old soldiers will find their survival skills tested to the hilt as they search for the missing boy in this epic tale of heroism and treachery, love and loyalty. PRAISE FOR DAVID GILMAN: ''Gilman is a master author. His books are meticulously researched and historically accurate whilst at the same time being thrilling and suspenseful, he is an author in the same class as Bernard Cornwell, and if you like that author's books, then you will be delighted with this author' Army Rumour Service. ''Once again Mr Gilman demonstrates why he's a superlative talent in his field and why historical fiction fans like me will continue to hang onto his every breath-taking, shock-ridden, plot-twisting word' The Book Bag. ''Takes no hostages, this fast-paced story never lets up' Independent.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Last Horseman”, de David Gilman, publicado pela editora Head of Zeus, em 2016 e com 480 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Head of Zeus
Páginas: 480
Ano: 2016
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781784974541
ISBN13: 9781784974541
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Head of Zeus oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas que transitam entre o suspense psicológico, a fantasia épica e o drama humano intenso. As sinopses sugerem histórias ambientadas em cenários variados, como ilhas remotas, cidades contemporâneas e mundos fantásticos, que exploram segredos, conflitos pessoais e dilemas morais. O tom dessas obras varia do sombrio e tenso ao emocionalmente carregado, com ritmo que ora privilegia a tensão crescente, ora o desenvolvimento profundo dos personagens. Há obras com foco investigativo e outras que se aprofundam em relações familiares complexas, revelando uma diversidade que abrange desde thrillers até sagas românticas e ficção científica.
