The Humanist the Cossack and the Siege |
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| Author:
| Bonnici, Kristian |
| Editor:
| Caroll-Bradd, Shenoa
Venable, Karen |
| Cover Design by:
| Informatics, Alisons |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5028-2143-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.65 |
Book Description:
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'The Humanist The Cossack And The Siege', is a story of survival, adventure, love and war; an epic where few stand against many. The action takes place in Italian forests, Ukrainian steppes, Turkish villas, the Mediterranean Sea, and the island of Malta. The Humanist: Lorenzo, an Italian from Florence educated in the Classics and lethal in hand to hand combat, has to save his father from prison before he dies. The Cossack: Ekaterina, enslaved by the Ottomans a day after her marriage,...
More Description'The Humanist The Cossack And The Siege', is a story of survival, adventure, love and war; an epic where few stand against many. The action takes place in Italian forests, Ukrainian steppes, Turkish villas, the Mediterranean Sea, and the island of Malta. The Humanist: Lorenzo, an Italian from Florence educated in the Classics and lethal in hand to hand combat, has to save his father from prison before he dies. The Cossack: Ekaterina, enslaved by the Ottomans a day after her marriage, she becomes a fierce and independent woman, excellent at fighting with sling and axe. She longs to be reunited with her husband and family.The Siege: The armies of Islam are invincible and advance into Christian territory unchallenged. The Catholic powers meet at a council called the Gran Consiglio and decide to lure the Ottomans into a siege against the Knights of Saint John, who are based in Malta. The intention is to first deplete the forces of the Sultan and then destroy them with a relief force from Sicily. But the Ottomans send their greatest armada to conquer the Christian World. The fate of Lorenzo, Ekaterina and all Europe is at stake.