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Arriving in the ancient Byzantine city in the year 1273, Anna Zarides has only one mission: to prove the innocence of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the desert for conspiring to kill Bessarion, a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely about in society, using her skills as a physician to manoeuver close to the key players involved in her brother's fate.
4) Desert god
Author
Series
Egyptian series (Wilbur A. Smith) volume 5
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Taita the fusspot slave, spiritual wiseman and advisor to the Pharaoh is caught in a maelstrom of passion and danger in his efforts to destroy the Hyksos army by forming a dubious alliance with Crete.
6) River god
Author
Series
Egyptian series (Wilbur A. Smith) volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A recreation of the grandeur of ancient Egypt follows the fortunes of the clever and scheming eunuch Taita; the beautiful Lostris, a lord's daughter; and Tanus, an ambitious soldier.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Iran in 1576 is a place of wealth and dazzling beauty. But when the Shah dies without having named an heir, the court is thrown into tumult. Princess Pari, the Shah's daughter and protégé, knows more about the inner workings of the state than almost anyone, but the princess's maneuvers to instill order after her father's sudden death incite resentment and dissent. Pari and her closest adviser, Javaher, a eunuch able to navigate the harem as well...
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Series
Yashim Togalu mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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"The fourth chapter in the adventures of Investigator Yashim, the eunuch detective"--
Author
Series
Yashim Togalu mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Inspector Yashim must search for a Polish prince who has been taken hostage by an Italian revolutionary cell.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In this latest entry in the evocative Edgar-award winning series, set during the last years of the Ottoman Empire, intrigue abounds when Eunuch investigator Yashim travels to Venice to recover a long lost Bellini portrait for the Sultan.
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