Siege of Heaven - Hardcover

Harper, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312338724 ISBN 13: 9780312338725

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2007

Synopsis

With their ultimate goal, Jerusalem, finally within reach for the soldiers of the First Crusade, Demetrios Askiates, the Emperor's spy, has had enough of the crusade's violence and hypocrisy, but when a diplomatic mission leads to a deadly ambush, he realizes he has become ensnared in the power struggles that underlie the crusade. By the author of Mosaic of Shadows. 15,000 first printing.

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Review:

"Tom Harper writes with strident clarity in this epic tale of murder and betrayal, bloodshed and romance. Gripping from the first page, the reader is swept up in this colourful and convincing portrayal of an Emperor and his realm, under siege. Well-researched, and cinematic in its imagery, this is a fast-paced and exciting debut." (Ink)

"Tom Harper's speciality is a hitherto unvisited era in historical crime fiction- It's a world which Harper brings exuberantly to life, clearly revelling in its teeming, tumultuous extravagance." (Yorkshire Evening Post)

"Harper effortlessly draws the reader into the court intrigues and conspiracies of 11th-century Byzantium in his outstanding debut" (Publishers' Weekly)

"Scholarly but speedy narrative, steeped in medieval horrors ranging from flogging to famine, all anchored in what feels like a passion for history and spelling out the way things were" (Literary Review)

From the Publisher:

A powerful novel of intrigue, sacrifice, savagery and holy war, by the author of the Mosaic of Shadows and Knights of the Cross.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312338724
• ISBN 13: 9780312338725
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304