Author: | Cora Buhlert | ISBN: | 1230000000935 |
Publisher: | Pegasus Pulp Publishing | Publication: | March 29, 2012 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Cora Buhlert |
ISBN: | 1230000000935 |
Publisher: | Pegasus Pulp Publishing |
Publication: | March 29, 2012 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
The peaceful life of sisters Naira and Margarid is shattered when their Armenian village is raided and their family slaughtered. Sold into slavery, the sisters are separated. Naira eventually ends up in the harem of the mighty Sultan Abdul Selim, ruler of the vast Ottoman Empire. Here, even the slightest hint of disobedience is punished with utmost severity, as the sadistic head eunuch assures her. And indeed the torments that await a disobedient slave in the Sultan's harem are manifold. But with her sister in mortal danger, Naira is willing to face even death and worse to regain her freedom and save Margarid's life.
This is a novelette of 11000 words or approx. 34 print pages.
Warning: There is quite a bit of violence and cruelty in this story, so sensitive readers should tread carefully.
The peaceful life of sisters Naira and Margarid is shattered when their Armenian village is raided and their family slaughtered. Sold into slavery, the sisters are separated. Naira eventually ends up in the harem of the mighty Sultan Abdul Selim, ruler of the vast Ottoman Empire. Here, even the slightest hint of disobedience is punished with utmost severity, as the sadistic head eunuch assures her. And indeed the torments that await a disobedient slave in the Sultan's harem are manifold. But with her sister in mortal danger, Naira is willing to face even death and worse to regain her freedom and save Margarid's life.
This is a novelette of 11000 words or approx. 34 print pages.
Warning: There is quite a bit of violence and cruelty in this story, so sensitive readers should tread carefully.