Author: | Nicholas Snow | ISBN: | 9781467016261 |
Publisher: | AuthorHouse UK | Publication: | July 6, 2007 |
Imprint: | AuthorHouse UK | Language: | English |
Author: | Nicholas Snow |
ISBN: | 9781467016261 |
Publisher: | AuthorHouse UK |
Publication: | July 6, 2007 |
Imprint: | AuthorHouse UK |
Language: | English |
A novel of intrigue, love,
mystery, betrayal,and the worlds oldest
terrorist organization.
This is a novel which draws on the magic ofA Thousand and One Nights and the realismof history and political life.The herowarrior, minstrel and poet, Nureddinis divided between his commitment to sultan Saladin and his love for the beautiful enchantress Laila.Saladin aims at uniting the fragmented Arab world against the Crusaders; Laila is queen and supreme houri ofthe artificial paradise set up by the terrible Old Man of the Mountain, who terrorizes his enemies and reduces his followers to a state of blind obedience.Involving suspense, love, poetry, conspiracies, warAssassins is, above all, the story of a powerful love relationship that triumphs over all adversities.
In an inventive style. . . Nikos Kyriazis artistically transmutes historical materials into fiction of great literary and emotional impact.
--Kostas Sardelis
A novel of intrigue, love,
mystery, betrayal,and the worlds oldest
terrorist organization.
This is a novel which draws on the magic ofA Thousand and One Nights and the realismof history and political life.The herowarrior, minstrel and poet, Nureddinis divided between his commitment to sultan Saladin and his love for the beautiful enchantress Laila.Saladin aims at uniting the fragmented Arab world against the Crusaders; Laila is queen and supreme houri ofthe artificial paradise set up by the terrible Old Man of the Mountain, who terrorizes his enemies and reduces his followers to a state of blind obedience.Involving suspense, love, poetry, conspiracies, warAssassins is, above all, the story of a powerful love relationship that triumphs over all adversities.
In an inventive style. . . Nikos Kyriazis artistically transmutes historical materials into fiction of great literary and emotional impact.
--Kostas Sardelis