num_pages: 329
description: Macbeth: A Novel brings the intricacy and grit of the historical thriller to Shakespeares tale of political intrigue treachery and murder. In this full-length novel written exclusively for audio authors A. J. Hartley and David Hewson rethink literatures most infamous married couple grounding them in a medieval Scotland whose military and political upheavals are as stark and dramatic as the landscape on which they are played.Macbeth is a war hero and a patriot doing everything in his power to hold together Duncans crumbling kingdom which is beset by sedition from within and with threats from overseas. But when Duncan contrary to ancient Scottish tradition turns to building a family dynasty instead of rewarding those who have borne the brunt of the fighting Macbeth and his powerful wife Skena make plans of their own plans designed to hold both the nation and their strained relationship together. Sinister figures who claim supernatural knowledge spur them on but the terrible outcome is as much about accident and failure as it is malevolence. Soon Macbeth and his wife find themselves preeminent in all the land but struggling to hold themselves and their country together as former friends turn into bitter and deadly enemies.This is Macbeth as you have not heard it before: fresh edgy and vital. It is a story of valor in battle whispering in shadows witchcraft in the hollows of an ancient landscape and the desperate struggle of flawed people to do what they think is right.ABOUT THE AUTHORSA. J. Hartley a professor of Shakespeare at the Univ. of North Carolina-Charlotte is the author of the Will Hawthorne fantasy series as well as several thrillers. David Hewson is the best-selling author of 16 novels including the Rome-based Nic Costa crime series.ABOUT THE NARRATORAlan Cumming stars in CBS's The Good Wife for which he received an Emmy nomination and is the host of PBSs Masterpiece Mystery. He was honored with the 2011 Audie Award for Best Male Narrator.The Irish folk song She Moved Through the Fair is performed by Heather O'Neil of the Irish Repertory Theater.
language: English
title: Macbeth
publisher: Audible Inc