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The Book of Roads and Kingdoms

Richard Fidler Richard Fidler

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English
ABC Audio
19 October 2022
When Richard Fidler came across the account of Ibn Fadlan – a tenth-century Arab diplomat who travelled all the way from Baghdad to the cold riverlands of modern-day Russia – he was struck by how modern his voice was, like that of a 21st century time-traveller dropped into a medieval wilderness. On further investigation, Fidler discovered this was just one of countless reports from Arab and Persian travellers of their adventures in medieval China, India, Africa and Byzantium. Put together, he saw these stories formed a crazy quilt picture of a lost world.

The Book of Roads & Kingdoms is the story of the medieval wanderers who travelled out to the edges of the known world during Islam's fabled Golden Age – an era when the caliphs of Baghdad presided over a dominion greater than the Roman Empire at its peak, stretching from North Africa to India. Imperial Baghdad, founded as the 'City of Peace', quickly became the biggest and richest metropolis in the world.

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Imprint:   ABC Audio
Country of Publication:   Australia
Edition:   Simultaneous Release
Dimensions:   Height: 122mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   68g
ISBN:   9781038622921
ISBN 10:   1038622921
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active

Writer-broadcaster Richard Fidler is the author of the bestselling books The Golden Maze and Ghost Empire, and co-author of the bestselling Saga Land with Kári Gíslason. Fidler presents 'Conversations', an in-depth, up-close-and-personal interview program. 'Conversations' is broadcast across Australia on ABC Radio and podcast all over the world to millions of listeners. Writer-broadcaster Richard Fidler is the author of the bestselling books The Golden Maze and Ghost Empire, and co-author of the bestselling Saga Land with Kári Gíslason. Fidler presents 'Conversations', an in-depth, up-close-and-personal interview program. 'Conversations' is broadcast across Australia on ABC Radio and podcast all over the world to millions of listeners.

Reviews for The Book of Roads and Kingdoms

'Fidler’s prose is lively and entertaining; he has a great affection for his subject and often describes it in a way that makes it seem magical.' (on Ghost Empire) -- Library Journal 'Fidler displays great charm in the telling of his tale, spicing it with delicious gossip.' (on Ghost Empire) -- The New York Times Book Review 'While Fidler taught science for 31 years, he’s never bound by jargon or dry abstraction. He joyfully mixes science with personal anecdotes, poetry (his own) and will “freely use the word love,” to talk about nature.' (on Out of the Corner of Your Eye) -- Tom Springer, author of The Star in the Sycamore and Looking for Hickories 'Spend time with this book. It will encourage you to venture into the wilderness of your own backyard and more fully experience the countless marvels that are always there, ready to amaze us.' (on Out of the Corner of Your Eye) -- Tim Mulherin, author of Sand, Stars, Wind, & Water: Field Notes from Up North


  • Long-listed for The Indie Book Awards 2023
  • Winner of Indie Book Awards Non Fiction 2023

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