The city of silk and steel
Carey, Mike, 1959-2014
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Once, in a city known as Bessa, there was a sultan named Bokhari Al-Bokhari, who was thrown down by the zealots of the ascetic Hakkim Mehdad. The sultan, his wives and children were put to the sword, while his 365 concubines were sent to a neighbouring caliph as tribute, Hakkim having no use for the pleasures of the flesh. But a day after the caravan had departed from Bessa, Hakkim discovered the terrible secret that the concubines had hidden from him. His reaction was swift and cruel. Kill the women of the harem forthwith, along with their children and maidservants. Let not one survive.
Main title:
The city of silk and steel / Mike Carey, Linda Carey and Louise Carey.
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Imprint:
London : Gollancz, 2014.London : Gollancz, 2014.
Collation:
528 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2013.
ISBN:
9780575132672 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FAN
Language:
English
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BRN:
1550008