Sword and Scimitar

Zusatztext Gripping and moving Informationen zum Autor Simon Scarrow is a Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author. His many successful books include his Eagles of the Empire novels featuring Roman soldiers Macro and Cato, most recently DAY OF THE CAESARS, INVICTUS, BRITANNIA and BROTHERS IN BLOOD, as well as HEARTS OF STONE, set in Greece during the Second World War, SWORD AND SCIMITAR, about the 1565 Siege of Malta, and a quartet about Wellington and Napoleon including the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller THE FIELDS OF DEATH. He is the author with T. J. Andrews of the novels ARENA and INVADER. Find out more at www.simonscarrow.co.uk and on Facebook /officialsimonscarrow and Twitter @SimonScarrow Klappentext SWORD AND SCIMITAR is the gripping tale of the Great Siege of Malta from Simon Scarrow, bestselling author of the Eagles of the Empire series. A must read for fans of Conn Iggulden and Robert Harris. 1565, Malta: a vital outpost between the divided nations of Europe and the relentlessly expanding Ottoman Empire. Faced with ferocious attack by a vast Turkish fleet, the knights of the Order of St John fear annihilation. Amongst those called to assist is disgraced veteran Sir Thomas Barrett. Loyalty and instinct compel him to put the Order above all other concerns, yet his allegiance is divided. At Queen Elizabeth's command, he must search for a hidden scroll, guarded by the knights, that threatens her reign. As Sir Thomas confronts the past that cost him his honour and a secret that has long lain buried, a vast enemy army arrives to lay siege to the island... Zusammenfassung The Sunday Times bestselling author of the Eagles of the Empire series brings to life one of the bloodiest and most fiercely contested sieges in history - the 1565 Siege of Malta. Simon Scarrow's bestsellers include INVICTUS, BRITANNIA and CENTURION.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Scarrow, Scarrow Simon
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.04.2013
• EAN: 9780755358380
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-5838-0
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 37 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Malta, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical mysteries, Historical fiction, Historical adventure, FICTION / Historical / Ancient, FICTION / Thrillers / Military, military history, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, War & combat fiction, Historical adventure fiction, Empires & historical states, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Ancient warfare, Malta; the great siege; Nicholas Monsarrat; Karen Maitland