The year is 1453. For more than a thousand years the mighty walls of Constantinople have protected the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, the furthest outpost of Christianity. But now endless ranks of Turkish warriors cover the plains before them, their massive cannons trained on the ramparts. It is the most fearsome force the world has ever seen. No European army will help: the last crusaders were cut to pieces by the Turks on the plains of Kosovo. Constantinople is on its own. And treachery is in the air. Three people will struggle to determine the fate of an empire: the young Turkish...
The year is 1453. For more than a thousand years the mighty walls of Constantinople have protected the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, the furthe...
Damascus 1148 - a young Saxon named John is captured and enslaved. He is bought by Yusuf, a slight, bookish boy, for the price of a pair of sandals. And so begins the story of two enemies brought together by fate and of a friendship that will change the face of the Holy Land.
Damascus 1148 - a young Saxon named John is captured and enslaved. He is bought by Yusuf, a slight, bookish boy, for the price of a pair of sandals. A...
1164. Saladin joins a Saracen army heading for Egypt. He finds there a land of wonders: from the ancient pyramids and the towering lighthouse of Alexandria, to the caliph's luxurious palace, but also a land of unparalleled danger. In Egypt, no one can be trusted, not even his family.
1164. Saladin joins a Saracen army heading for Egypt. He finds there a land of wonders: from the ancient pyramids and the towering lighthouse of Alexa...
