{"product_id":"the-thracian-sun-murat-tuncel-9783949197543","title":"The Thracian Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The Thracian Sun' is the first book in the six part series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etitled 'The Ottomans'. Orhan I, one of the founders of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOttoman State, appoints Suleiman Pasha as the army\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egeneral during his reign. The prince came to be called\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Thracian Sun due to his victorious conquests at a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyoung age and enabling passage into Thracian lands. In\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe meanwhile, the fight between and for the Byzantine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrone had weakened the state. Constantinople realized\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe magnitude of the approaching danger and attempted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto quash its internal struggles in preparation for attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, as it was surrounded and had no room to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emaneuver, it found itself in dire straits. Suleiman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePasha, who left no Byzantine castle unconquered in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRumelia, died in an unfortunate hunting accident and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis brother Murad I ascended to the throne. All the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistorical characters in this novel are represented in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir individual worlds through Murat Tuncel's words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe tells the story of the passage of the last great empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom Anatolia to Thrace and the Balkans. Through his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emasterly use of epic language, Tuncel sometimes gives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evoice to a mountain, sometimes to the sun, the clouds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand also to the fears and hopes of those both inside and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoutside a beleaguered castle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Upon receiving the news, the feeling that his mansion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehad crumbled on top of him overcame Orhan I as he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egasped for breath. He struggled out to the gardens as he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erealized that his body couldn't bear the pain he felt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetween the four walls of his room. Once outside he let\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eout such a yell that even Mount Olympus, leaning her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshadow over Bursa, would take two steps back in fear at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe extent of this pain. As soon as she overcame her fear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand saw that this painful scream was none other than\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe outcry of a helpless father she approached warily to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econsole him with her shadow.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Murat Tuncel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3949197540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783949197543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texianer Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.69d","brand":"Murat Tuncel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153914212607,"sku":"9783949197543","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e6f44c3e-72c6-45ab-952c-81f0fcf75fa0.jpg?v=1770786685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-thracian-sun-murat-tuncel-9783949197543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}