Wednesday, February 9, 2011

40 for 40 Book Five : Gentlemen of the Road

Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon
Recommended by Charles Framularo--Colleague from work

This is a totally new author for me. Never had heard of him previously or his work. I'm excited about it as the book holds some new territory for me. The review from Amazon is as follows:
Chabon recreates 10th-century Khazaria, the fabled kingdom of wild red-haired Jews on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, in this sprightly historical adventure. Zelikman and Amram, respectively a gawky Frank and a gigantic Abyssinian, make their living by means of confidence tricks, doctoring, bodyguarding and the occasional bit of skullduggery along the Silk Road. The unlikely duo find themselves caught up in larger events when they befriend Filaq, the headstrong and unlikable heir to the recently deposed war king of the Khazars. Their attempts to restore Filaq to the throne make for a terrifically entertaining modern pulp adventure replete with marauding armies, drunken Vikings, beautiful prostitutes, rampaging elephants and mildly telegraphed plot points that aren't as they seem.

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