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The Bruce Trilogy 1

The Steps to the Empty Throne

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The Bruce Trilogy 1

By: Nigel Tranter
Narrated by: Michael Elder
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The compelling story of Scotland's hero-king who, tutored and encouraged by the great William Wallace, united his despairing people in a deadly fight for the throne and national survival.

In the first of this best selling trilogy, Nigel Tranter charts these turbulent years, revealing the flowering of Bruce's character, sustained by a passionate love, not only of his land and people, but...

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an easily accessible story form overview of the power politics of the wars of independence.

a highly accurate historical novel

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If you could sum up The Bruce Trilogy 1 in three words, what would they be?

Well done abridgement

What did you like best about this story?

I've read the full version and this abridged version does the tale justice.The story flows seamlessly, and the narration is emotion packed. If you want a quick (well rather quick) introduction to a major foundation of Scottish independence, this is an excellent choice.

What about Michael Elder’s performance did you like?

He captures the time and the emotion.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The wooing of Elizabeth De Burgh is given full justice, and for a book written in 1969 is very contemporary. Women lost a great champion when Nigel Tranter, the author, died in 2000.

Captures the spirit of the time

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I am a big Nigel Trantor fan and have actually read the book in hardcover, and it is a great book! Unfortunately, one would never know it by listening to THIS copy. The glitch has not been fixed, yet Audible is still selling and downloading the copy.

Missing chapters make for poor listening

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Thus was my first purchase and I didn't read the description all the way through. Not the unabridged version ... takes away alot from the story. Very disappointing and not worth the purchase

Disappointing

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The problem Gary wrote about in his review on July 5,2009 still exists on August 26, 2010. I am told," no estimated time as to when an Audio Bug will be fixed". I am not holding my breath. I am very disappointed.

The Bruce Trilogy 1: The Steps to the Empty Throne

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