Colin Falconer
ASIN: B00EFYQLPK
Publisher: Cool Gus Publishing
Pages: 500
The Holy Land, 1260. Josseran Sarrazini is chosen to escort the Pope's emissary on an embassy to the all conquering Mongol horde in an effort to save all Christendom form destruction. But although he serves as a Templar warrior, Josseran is not all that he appears to be - and he despises the Pope's man on sight. Now they have to spend nine months in each other's company on the most dangerous and most inhospitable journey on the earth - across the legendary deserts of Persia and the horrific black hurricanes of the Taklimakan, along the Silk Road to Khubilai Khan's legendary capital at Xanadu.When he sets out, Josseran cannot know then that he will never see Christendom again.And somewhere near the Roof of the World a Tatar princess, possessing a gift for prophesy, refuses all her suitors and defies her father's attempts to marry her off to the sons of other tribal chiefs. She does not ...