'A great story ... Doherty's writing is evocative, providing richly detailed scenes of life in medieval Byzantium' World History Encyclopedia
AD 1046. The Byzantine Empire teeters on the brink of full-blown war with the mighty Seljuk Sultanate. The two great powers vie to control Anatolia - a land of strife, riven with bloodshed and doubt.
Young Apion's life is shattered one night when his family is murdered during a brutal Seljuk raid. Left for dead in his burning home, then rescued but only to be sold into slavery, it seems that he is destined for a cruel life. Until a benevolent Seljuk farmer, Mansur, offers him a second chance at happiness.
Yet despite his new life of pastoral harmony on Mansur's border farm, a hunger for revenge burns in Apion's soul. Then a fateful encounter draws him down a dark path that leads him right into the heart of a conflict that will echo through the ages…
The gripping first novel in the Strategos series, perfect for fans of S.J.A. Turney and Simon Scarrow.
| ISBN: | 9781804360439 |
| Publication date: | 14th November 2022 |
| Author: | Gordon Doherty |
| Publisher: | Canelo Adventure an imprint of Canelo |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 356 pages |
| Series: | Strategos |
| Genres: |
Historical adventure fiction Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Coming of age Action Adventure Historical Fiction |