Tristan Hughes Boeken

Most detailed military narrative of wars of the Alexander's Successors.

The collection features seven prose pieces that explore the disintegration of human relationships among characters in Anglesey. Set against the backdrop of a looming tower, these narratives delve into the emotional and psychological impacts of isolation and connection, highlighting the complexities of human interaction in a constrained environment.

From the remote forests of northern Ontario to aNeolithic burial chamber on the coast of north Wales,from a frozen lake in the Canadian wilderness to amysterious Welsh heath, Shatter Cones takes thereader on a strange, compelling and sometimesheart-breaking journey through the blurry juncturesthat bind together landscapes and lovers.

In his fourth novel, award-winning author Tristan Hughes returns to the landscape of his youth in this vivid and poetic coming-of-age story about death, life, and the changes they bring. Set against the harsh, unforgiving beauty of the forests of northern Ontario, Hummingbird unravels a moving tale of loss, absence, and redemption.

Set against the backdrop of the northern Welsh coast, and toldthrough the voices of Neil, Ricky and Steph - the children left behind- Revenant pieces together their memories of childhoods broken bydesertion, absence and death, and uncovers the secrets and betrayalsof childhood friendships, with thoughtful, shocking brilliance.

On 11 June 323 BC in Babylon, Alexander the Great breathed his last. He left one of the largest empires the world had seen, stretching from Greece to the Punjab. Alexander the Great's death in Babylon that fateful day in June 323 BC triggered an unprecedented crisis. Within a couple of days, Macedonian blood had stained the walls of the chamber in which he died. Within a couple of weeks, Babylon had witnessed the first siege of the post Alexander age. Within a couple of months, a major revolt had erupted on mainland Greece. Within a couple of years, theaters of conflict had arisen across the length and breadth of what was once Alexander's empire. From a Spartan adventurer attempting to forge his own empire in North Africa, to a vast horde of veteran Greek mercenaries heading home from ancient Afghanistan. From a merciless, punitive campaign against some of the most infamous brigands of the time to a warrior princess raising an army and pressing ahead with her own power play during this ancient Game of Thrones. What followed Alexander's death was an imperial implosion. This book attempts to explain why it happened.

Román Věž, talentovaného waleského autora, je zasazen do prostředí ostrova Anglesey. Ten je z dávné historie známý jako centrum keltských učitelů a kněží – druidů, z raného středověku jako bašta nezávislých velšských knížat a dnes jako tradiční region, kde se stále – i přes erozivní působení globalizačních a asimilačních procesů – uchovává kontinuita velšského jazyka, kultury a způsobu života. Věž autorova románu bývala kdysi větrným mlýnem, potom zříceninou, dnes je nákladně a okázale renovována. Tento symbol něčeho trvalého i měnícího se v Hughesově vyprávění stává objektem, s nímž jsou po jednotlivých kapitolách spojeny prolínající se osudy hlavních postav. Hughesův román Věž tak představuje vynikající psychologickou sondu vztahu lidí a místa i poetickou evokaci krajiny.