A heck of a story ... a grand read

A high-speed cavalcade of our island story ... a heady and sometimes sexy brew

Bursts with action, encyclopedic in historic detail ... supremely well crafted and a delight to read

A richly imagined vision of history, written with genuine delight

A thundering good read … a great achievement

Rutherfurd's ... meticulous research makes the smallest detail interesting

Rutherfurd has told the story of the land he was born in and has told it well … Highly recommended

A fulsome and entertaining saga

Absorbing … a superior historical novel … This blockbuster saga should appeal to discriminating readers, since Rutherfurd has an excellent grasp of his subject and a compelling story to tell

A fascinating journey … a clear yet sparkling window upon history with a superb narrative, so perfectly balanced between history and fiction that it clears away the mists of time from antiquity, giving the reader the impression that events over a span of ten centuries occurred only yesterday

I haven’t read so satisfactory a saga in years ... in fact, perhaps not ever before ... It gives you not only history but comfort

Rutherfurd holds us all consistently intrigued. In Sarum he has created a splendid novel that will bring many hours of diversified reading pleasure

Rutherfurd is at his best ... His storytelling skills are substantial