A Dowry for the Sultan

Based on a true story… Byzantium 1054: The Seljuk Sultan prepares to fall on the Christian frontier … Guy d’Agiles, penniless Frankish mercenary in Constantinople, enters a trap set for a Turkish spy by the wily Count Bryennius. Swept along by events, Guy is pressed into service with Bryennius’ regiment and journeys to the eastern Christian-Muslim frontier. There he encounters heroes, villains, traitors—and love—at the crossroads of the world where the future for a thousand years will be determined. After storming two Christian cities in as many weeks and laying waste to the countryside, an army of Seljuk Turks and their allies coils around the ancient city of Manzikert, demanding submission and the surrender of its fairest daughter as a bride for the Sultan. The woman Guy loves begs him not to let the nomads have her …