EAN: 9780099578697

THE LION HOUSE - CHRISTOPHER DE BELLAIGUE KARTO...

'Wolf Hall for the Ottoman Empire ... History at its most gripping' Telegraph 'The most daring
history book of the year. Unforgettable' Dominic Sandbrook  Sunday Times 'A formidable book ...
incredible' Rory Stewart ___ Venice  1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming
Europe's greatest fear: the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has all he needs to wage total war - and
his sights are set on Rome. With Christendom divided  Suleyman the Magnificent has his hand on
its throat. From the palaces of Istanbul to the blood-soaked fields of central Europe and the
scorched coasts of north Africa  The Lion House tells the true story of two civilisations in an
existential duel and the rise of the most feared man of the sixteenth century. It is a tale of
the timeless pull of power  dangerous to live with  deadly to live without. ____ 'This is
history  but not as we know it. It is non-fiction posing as a novel  rich in incident and
cinematic detail. It's tremendous' Justin Marozzi  Sunday Times 'An urgent  immersive 
present-tense gallop ... behind the bejewelled descriptive prose a thumping pulse of action
tugs us through' Financial Times 'Narrated with a verve and flair that make the characters
burst from the pages. Outstanding' Eugene Rogan 'Luminous ... gripping ... truly magnificent'
Spectator

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