A Place Called Armageddon

The epic battle of Constantinople, 1453

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Paru le : 2011-07-21



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'A great tale, finely woven with action, palpably real characters and terrific twists of fate' Simon Scarrow

'Bernard Cornwell is good, but Humphreys is better' Historical Novels Review

An epic new novel about one of Western civilisation's most traumatic events - the Fall of Constantinople...

Constantinople. For a thousand years, the city was the heart of the vast Byzantine empire. Beloved of Greeks. Coveted by Turks.

1453. The empire has shrunk to what lies within its no-longer magnificent walls. Yet for one man, Constantinople is the stepping stone to destiny. Mehmet 11, just twenty when he is anointed Sultan, brings an army of one hundred thousand, outnumbering the defenders ten to one, and the most deadly threat the city has ever faced - the largest cannon in the world.

But a city is more than stone, its fate inseparable from its citizens'. Like Gregoras, mercenary and exile, returning to the hated place he once loved. Theon, his twin - and betrayer. Sofia, loved by two brothers, forced to choose between them. And Leilah, mystic and assassin, seeking her own destiny in the flames...
Pages
352 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2011-07-21
Marque
Orion
EAN papier
9781409120261
EAN EPUB
9781409114888

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