A Flight Of Chariots
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the shadow of the ancient Middle East, Jon Cleary's A Flight of Chariots plunges its protagonist into a world of high-stakes intrigue, moral complexity, and relentless tension, weaving together the personal and the political in a narrative that refuses to let the reader breathe easy. At its heart, the novel chronicles a man caught between duty and desire, loyalty and survival, as the sands of an unforgiving landscape shift beneath him — both literally and figuratively. Cleary, one of Australia's most celebrated crime and adventure writers, brings his signature clarity of prose and keen psychological insight to bear on a story that is as much a portrait of human resilience as it is a thriller. His writing strips away sentimentality to reveal the raw architecture of character under pressure, drawing the reader inexorably toward a conclusion that is as inevitable as it is surprising. A Flight of Chariots stands as a testament to Cleary's mastery of pace and atmosphere — and to his rare gift for making the extraordinary feel urgently, unmistakably real.
Author: Jon Cleary
Format: Hardback
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the shadow of the ancient Middle East, Jon Cleary's A Flight of Chariots plunges its protagonist into a world of high-stakes intrigue, moral complexity, and relentless tension, weaving together the personal and the political in a narrative that refuses to let the reader breathe easy. At its heart, the novel chronicles a man caught between duty and desire, loyalty and survival, as the sands of an unforgiving landscape shift beneath him — both literally and figuratively. Cleary, one of Australia's most celebrated crime and adventure writers, brings his signature clarity of prose and keen psychological insight to bear on a story that is as much a portrait of human resilience as it is a thriller. His writing strips away sentimentality to reveal the raw architecture of character under pressure, drawing the reader inexorably toward a conclusion that is as inevitable as it is surprising. A Flight of Chariots stands as a testament to Cleary's mastery of pace and atmosphere — and to his rare gift for making the extraordinary feel urgently, unmistakably real.