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By Blood Divided

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1st June 2017

Price: £8.99

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9781786480163

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‘Wonderful history, adventure and a heart-breaking love story are brought thrillingly to life’ – Kate Mosse

‘A dramatic read from the very outset’ – Simon Scarrow

DESTINY, INHERITANCE, THE WORLD SHIFTING FROM EAST TO WEST. THIS IS AN EPIC NOVEL SET IN AN AGE OF DRAMATIC CHANGE.

Siward, scion of a great dynasty, commands the Varangian Guard and has vowed to defend the Roman Empire to the last. Makkim, renowned general to Ottoman rule, has vowed to destroy it.

They are enemies in war, but unknown to them, they are also rivals to inherit one of Europe’s greatest fortunes. Even worse, they are competing for the love of the same woman.

Their vast inheritance lies in Venice, as does the famous courtesan they both love. She is the reason they will find themselves fighting on the walls of Constantinople, in one of the most dramatic sieges in history.

Reviews

Conn Iggulden on The Lion of Mistra
Fascinating historical mysteries and vivid colourful characters. One hell of a fine book
Tom Holland
A stirring tale of the struggle for Byzantium, Heneage brings to life both the tragedy and the heroism
Bookseller
A compelling narrative of intrigue, love and war
Good Book Guide
An electrifying historical novel
Kate Mosse
Wonderful history, adventure and a heart-breaking love story are brought thrillingly to life
Jason Goodwin
A fast-moving and superbly intelligent adventure
Ben Kane
A grand, sweeping drama of the finest kind, miss this excellent book at your peril
Alison Weir
A gripping, epic tale set against a broad and breath-taking European canvas. Do not miss this compelling page-turner
Simon Scarrow
a dramatic read from the very outset