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Macbeth: A Book brings the intricacy and grit of the historical thriller to Shakespeare's story of politics intrigue, treachery, and murder. Within this full-length novel written only for audio, authors A. J. Hartley and David Hewson rethink literature's most infamous committed couple, grounding them in a middle ages Scotland whose military and politics upheavals are as stark and dramatic as the landscaping on which they are played out. Macbeth is a battle hero and a patriot, doing everything in his power to hold together Duncan's crumbling kingdom, which is beset by sedition from within and with risks from overseas. However when Duncan, contrary to ancient Scottish tradition, turns to building a family dynasty instead of rewarding those people who have borne the brunt of the fighting with each other, Macbeth and his powerful better half, Skena, make ideas of their own, ideas designed to maintain both the land and their strained marriage together. Sinister figures who promise supernatural knowledge spur them on, but the terrible outcome is really as much about incident and failure as it is malevolence. Soon Macbeth and his better half find themselves preeminent in every the land, but struggling to hold themselves and their country together as past friends turn into bitter and fatal enemies. This is Macbeth as you never have noticed it before: fresh, edgy, and essential. It is a tale of valor in battle, whispering in shadows, witchcraft in the hollows of an ancient landscaping, and the anxious have difficulty of flawed visitors 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 writer of the "Will Hawthorne" fantasy series as well as several thrillers.
David Hewson is the best-selling writer of 16 novels, including the Rome-based "Nic Costa" offense series. ABOUT THE NARRATORAlan Cumming superstars in CBS's The Good Partner, for which he received an Emmy nomination, and is also the web host of PBS's Masterpiece Puzzle. He was honored with the 2011 Audie Award for Best Men Narrator. The Irish folk song "She Moved From the Fair" is conducted by Heather O'Neil of the Irish Repertory Theatre.
