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Imagines the Crusades from the perspective of the Muslim sultan Saladin, who battles against King Richard in a major clash between Christian and Islamic forces and enters a forbidden relationship with a beautiful and tragic Jewish woman. By the author of Mother of the Believers. Original.
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An epic saga of love and war, Shadow of the Swords tells the story of the Crusades'from the Muslim perspective.Saladin, a Muslim sultan, finds himself pitted against King Richard the Lionheart as Islam and Christianity clash against each other, launching a conflict that still echoes today. In the midst of a brutal and unforgiving war, Saladin finds forbidden love in the arms of Miriam, a beautiful Jewish girl with a tragic past. But when King Richard captures Miriam, the two most powerful men on Earth must face each other in a personal battle that will determine the future of the woman they both love'and of all civilization. Richly imagined, deftly plotted, and highly entertaining, Shadow of the Swords is a remarkable story that will stay with readers long after the final page has been turned.
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