Gentlemen of the road

A Tale of Adventure

Hardcover, 204 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2007 by Del Rey/Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
978-0-345-50174-5
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OCLC Number:
154689273

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In the Kingdom of Aran, in the Caucasus Mountains in 950 A.D., two adventurers wander the region, plying their trade as swords for hire, until they become involved in a bloody coup in the medieval Jewish empire of the Khazars as bodyguards for a fugitiveprince.

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Dense and full writing

A short novel, but the writing is so dense, there's a full epic inside.

That said, I could barely parse the sentences. Make sure you have a broad vocabulary and knowledge the Khazar empire before you embark.

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Subjects

  • Azerbaijan -- History -- Fiction

Places

  • Aserbaidschan
  • Azerbaijan