Name: Sword and Scimitar
Price: 247.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Simon Scarrow
ISBN: 9780755358380

Type

Physical Book

Author

Simon Scarrow

Publisher

Headline Book Publishing

Language

English

Pages

592

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780755358380

Synopsis "Sword and Scimitar "

Bestselling author Simon Scarrow brings the Great Siege of Malta to vivid and unforgettable life in this gripping standalone novel. 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...

Simon Scarrow

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British writer born in Nigeria, Simon Scarrow lived in several countries before residing in the United Kingdom. He graduated in Teaching at the University of East Anglia and, after working for the Inland Revenue agency, he took a position as a teacher at City College Norwich.

Scarrow began publishing in the year 2000, and in 2005, following the success of his first novels, he left his day job to dedicate himself to writing full-time.

Scarrow is the author of historical fiction novels, most of them set in the Roman Empire, although he has also written about Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington in his Revolution series.

Among his works, titles such as The Eagle of the Empire, Centurion, The Gladiator, or Blood Crows, among others, should be highlighted.

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