Saladin: the legend takes wing - a warrior comes of age
Jack Hight Books
A trained historian with a deep understanding of the past, this author immerses readers in the complexities of historical events. His work delves into the intrigues, romances, and epic battles that shaped pivotal moments in history. He brings key historical periods to life through his distinctive narrative style. His current focus on the Crusades showcases his ongoing engagement with significant historical conflicts and transformations.
Siege
- 500 pages
- 18 hours of reading
1453. For over a thousand years the 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. No European army will help. Constantinople is on its own, and treachery is in the air. Three people will fight to determine the fate of an empire: the young Sultan, returned from exile and desperate to prove his greatness; a Roman princess sworn to protect her city; and a mercenary captain with a personal score to settle.
Eagle
- 544 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Full bloodied historical adventure in the first of the Saladin trilogyA WARRIOR IS BORN
While Saladin ruthlessly sets about uniting the whole of Arabia under his rule, the Kingdom of Jerusalem is torn apart by treachery and intrigue, and when the murderous knight Reynald of Chatillon raids a caravan heading from Damascus to Mecca and rapes Saladin's sister, the scene is set for war.
Ein Weltreich geht unter. Eine Liebe lebt fort. Im Jahr des Herrn 1453 ist die kaiserliche Stadt Konstantinopel von einem übermächtigen Feind umstellt: Sultan Mehmeds Heerscharen bereiten sich mit Kriegsschiffen und riesigen Kanonen auf den Sturm vor. An der Seite Kaiser Konstantins steht seine Nichte Prinzessin Sofia, klug, gebildet und machtbewusst. Der Kaiser hat sie mit seinem obersten Heeresführer verlobt. Was er nicht weiß: Sofias Liebe gehört dem genuesischen Adeligen Longo, der sich verzweifelt müht, ihr zu Hilfe zu eilen. Doch der Fall Konstantinopels, der größten Stadt der Christenheit, ist nicht mehr aufzuhalten ...
