From the bestselling author of London and Sarum-amagnificent epic about love and
battle, family life and political intrigue in Ireland over the course of eleven centuries.

The Princes of Ireland brilliantly weaves impeccable historical research and mesmerizing
storytelling in capturing the essence of a place and its people.

Edward Rutherfurd
has introduced millions of readers to the human dramas that are the lifeblood of
history. From his first bestseller, Sarum, to the international sensation London,
he has captivated audiences with gripping narratives that follow the fortunes of
several fictional families down through the ages. The Princes of Ireland, a sweeping
panorama steeped in the tragedy and glory that is Ireland, epitomizes the power and
richness of Rutherfurd’s storytelling magic.

The saga begins in tribal, pre-Christian
Ireland during the reign of the fierce and mighty High Kings at Tara, with the tale
of two lovers, the princely Conall and the ravishing Deirdre, whose travails cleverly
echo the ancient Celtic legend of Cuchulainn. From that stirring beginning, Rutherfurd
takes the reader on a powerfully-imagined journey through the centuries. Through
the interlocking stories of a memorable cast of characters-druids and chieftains,
monks and smugglers, noblewomen and farmwives, merchants and mercenaries, rebels
and cowards-we see Ireland through the lens of its greatest city.

While vividly
and movingly conveying the passions and struggles that shaped the character of Dublin,
Rutherfurd portrays the major events in Irish history: The tribal culture of pagan
Ireland; the mission of St. Patrick; the coming of the Vikings and the founding of
Dublin; the glories of the great nearby monastery of Glendalough and the making of
treasures like the Book of Kells; the extraordinary career of Brian Boru; the trickery
of Henry II, which gave England its first foothold in Medieval Ireland. The stage
is then set for the great conflict between the English kings and the princes of Ireland,

and the disastrous Irish invasion of England, which incurred the wrath of Henry
VIII and where this book, the first of the two part Dublin Saga, draws to a close,
as the path of Irish history takes a dramatic and irrevocable turn.

Rich, colorful
and impeccably researched, The Princes of Ireland is epic entertainment spun by a
master.