'One hell of a fine book' Conn Iggulden
'One hell of a fine book' Conn Iggulden
'One hell of a fine book' Conn Iggulden
ROME NEVER FELL. IT BECAME BYZANTIUM.
AS OTTOMAN FORCES INVADE, ONE MAN MUST DEFEND HIS COUNTRY AND FACE HIS OWN PERSONAL DESTINY...
A rich tale of clashing empires and trade wars, lost treasure and tempestuous love in an age when the fate of the world hung on the survival of Byzantium, the hinge between east and west.
Luke Magoris, a descendant of the princes of England, is a man with a rare talent for war and trade. To him falls the overwhelming task of defending his beloved Mistra against the rampant Ottoman forces.
Fascinating historical mysteries and vivid colourful characters.
One hell of a fine book Conn Iggulden, bestselling author of Wars of the Roses
James Heneage is the founder of the Ottakars chain of bookshops and the co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival. He has been fascinated by history, in particular Byzantine history, since a child. He now lives part of the year in the Peloponnese, where he has written much of his fiction to date. Otherwise he lives near Salisbury with his wife and family.
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James Heneage is the founder of the Ottakars chain of bookshops and the co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival. He has been fascinated by history, in particular Byzantine history, since a child. He now lives part of the year in the Peloponnese, where he has written much of his fiction to date. Otherwise he lives near Salisbury with his wife and family.
Klappentext
Follow-up to "The Walls Of Byzantium" and "The Towers Of Samarcand" set in an epic historical age where Rome never fell, but the empire continued as Byzantium.
