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Washington Square Press, June 2010
Trade Paperback, 416 pages
ISBN-10: 1416579958
ISBN-13: 9781416579953
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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.
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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“Two outsized legends of the Crusades--Richard the Lionheart and Saladin--face one another once again, this time as mortal men in this intelligent, incisive portrait of the quintessential east-west conflict.”
-- Margaret George, bestselling author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra
“A ripping, action-crammed yarn, Shadow of the Swords puts us smack into the Crusades, making this period new and visceral and riveting. Kamran Pasha is a powerful new voice in historical fiction.”
-- Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of Gates of Fire
"Forget everything you think you know about the Crusades. In this gorgeously wrought tale, Kamran Pasha depicts the other side of the legendary struggle with startling modern relevance. His unexpected vision of charismatic Saladin, tortured Richard the Lionheart, and the proud woman who comes between them is passionate, gilded with detail, and steeped in the blood and thunder of two antagonistic faiths, vying for possession of a beleaguered land. A triumph from start to finish!"
-- C.W. Gortner, author of The Last Queen and The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
American Chronicle, June 26, 2010
...Shadow of the Swords Washington Square Press, ISBN 978-1-4165-7995-3 Fiction-religion, crusades, Muslim, Islam, Kings, warriors, Egypt, Iran, Christianity, England 390 pages Reviewer-Michelle Kaye Malsbury, BSBM, MM Review Kamran Pasha is a ...
Huffington Post, May 23, 2010
...example of Saladin, the great Muslim leader who conquered Jerusalem in 1187 C.E. In my new novel, Shadow of the Swords , I show how, despite calls for collective punishment against the Christians of Jerusalem for the crimes of the ...
Huffington Post, May 17, 2010
...But in those days, the advanced civilization was Muslim and the terrorists were Christian. In my upcoming novel, Shadow of the Swords , I examine the Crusades from a Muslim point of view. I begin with a terrifying memory of the First ...
PublishersWeekly.com, May 3, 2010
...Graves and Mary Renault will hope that he continues working in the field after concluding this series. (July) Shadow of the Swords Kamran Pasha. Washington Square, $16 paper (400p) ISBN 978-1-4165-7995-3 The bloodshed of the Third Crusade is ...
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