" Aidan, a ninth century Irish monk, is chosen to join a quest, to the farthest reaches of the known world: the glittering city of Byzantium, there to presnt the Holy Roman Emperor with the magificent illuminated Book of Kells.
From solitude and innocence, Aidan is plunged into the heart of a dazzling, corrupt empire. Thrilling, awe-inspiring, terrifying, the journey leads to an adventure beyond his wildest dreams. "