First Among Equals

Book Description
Four Men Driven By Power, Ambition, And Success...

Charles Seymour, second-born son, will never be the earl like his father, but he did inherit his mother's strength-and the will to realize his destiny...Simon Kerslake's father sacrificed everything to make sure his son's dreams come true. Now it is Simon's chance to rise as high as those dreams allow...Ray Gould was born to the back streets but raised with pride-a quality matched by a sharp intellect and the desire to attain the impossible...Andrew Fraser was raised by a soccer hero turned politician. Now it's his turn for heroics, whatever the cost.

...In A Battle For The Ultimate Prize

From strangers to rivals, four men embark on a journey for the highest stakes of all-the keys to No. 10 Downing Street. Unfolding over three decades, their honor will be tested, their loyalties betrayed, and their love of family and country challenged. But in a game where there is a first among equals, only one can triumph.

"One of the top ten storytellers in the world."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 -Los Angeles Times

"Not since Gore Vidal's 1876 has there been such a cliff-hanger aspect to an election and to the selection of a head of government...at the conclusion, Archer brings the reader to a moment of truth...a surprising finish."
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　-The San Diego Union

From AudioFile
Political intrigue permeates this bestselling novel about four very different men who, after entering British politics in the '60s, spend the next 30 years vying for power until one reaches the pinnacle as prime minister. That the author, a British lord, is himself a politico lends the machinations authenticity--as does, unintentionally, this drastic abridgment. So much dialogue has been removed that the truncation sounds like nonfiction. Indeed, so many personality points are missing that the characters would have no definition at all if it weren't for Martin Jarvis, who vividly portrays the DRAMATIS PERSONAE with the crumbs he finds. The narrative he delivers with his wonted urbanity, authority, and expressiveness. His concluding brief interview with Archer is a superfluous, but nonetheless interesting, extra. Y.R.

Book Dimension
length: (cm)17.2 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)11.2