Crossed e-bog
90,41 DKK
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In the year 1202, tens of thousands of crusaders gather in Venice, preparing to embark for Jerusalem to free the Holy City from Muslim rule. Among them is a lowly vagabond Briton, rescued from damnation by a pious knight who burns with zealous fire for their sacred undertaking. And so they set sail, along with dedicated companionsand with a beautiful, mysterious Arab "e;princess"e; whom...
E-bog
90,41 DKK
Forlag
HarperCollins e-books
Udgivet
13 oktober 2009
Længde
672 sider
Genrer
Adventure / action fiction
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780061747861
In the year 1202, tens of thousands of crusaders gather in Venice, preparing to embark for Jerusalem to free the Holy City from Muslim rule. Among them is a lowly vagabond Briton, rescued from damnation by a pious knight who burns with zealous fire for their sacred undertaking. And so they set sail, along with dedicated companionsand with a beautiful, mysterious Arab "e;princess"e; whom the vagabond liberates from a brutish merchant. But the divine light guiding their "e;righteous"e; campaign soon darkens as the mission sinks ever deeper into catastrophe, disgrace, and moral turpitudeas Christians murder Christians in the Adriatic port city of Zara, tragic events are set in motion that will ultimately lead to the shocking and shameful fall of Constantinople.Impeccably researched and beautifully told, Nicole Galland's Crossed is a stunning tale of the disastrous Fourth Crusadeand of the hopeful, brave, and driven who were caught up in and irrevocably changed by a corrupted cause and a furious battle beyond their comprehension or control.