Marching to Byzantium (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780987964151)

This is a three novels in one deluxe edition of the Marching to Byzantium Trilogy. Each of the Trilogy's three novels - Sultans, Viziers and Alchemists, Cutting the Throat and the Fall of Constantinople are also available on Lulu.com. The story begins in Winter 1451 when the territorial gains of the Ottoman Turks have pushed the once powerful Byzantine Empire into a small enclave around its capital of Constantinople. Less than 150 miles away, Sultan Murat II rules in Adrianople over a prosperous and expanding realm. His sudden death brings back to the throne his disgraced son, Mehmet. The young Mehmet is determined to assert himself as the new Sultan and conquer Constantinople. His plans face resistance from his Prime Minister Halil-Pasha who wants to maintain peace with the Byzantine Christians.

Author: Brendan Ray
ISBN-10: 0987964151
ISBN-13: 9780987964151
Publisher: Deux Voiliers Publishing
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2012
Pages: 722
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.59d