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An epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey.As civilizations collide around two men, a battle for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert's shifting sands.The year is 1870. Paris is under siege, and two boys, best friends and cousins, are swept from their life of privilege. A brutal killing forces Michel deVries — called Moussa — to flee to his mother's homeland in North Africa. A family disgrace forces Paul deVries to seek redemption in the French military.Ten years will pass before they come face-to-face again. Now Moussa has become a desert warrior and a beautiful woman's forbidden lover, while Paul leads an ill-fated French force into the Sahara. Against a breathtaking landscape of blazing sands and ancient mysteries, these two men face a struggle that will shatter lives across two continents — and force them to choose between separate dreams and shared blood....
Zakup książki
Empires of Sand, David J. T. Ball
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2001
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
Metody płatności
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- Tytuł
- Empires of Sand
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- David J. T. Ball
- Wydawca
- Dell Publishing
- Rok wydania
- 2001
- Oprawa
- miękka
- Liczba stron
- 770
- ISBN10
- 0440236681
- ISBN13
- 9780440236689
- Seria
- Kategorie
- Tagi
- Przygodowe, Miłość, Przyjaźń, Francja, Afryka, Paryż, Los, Pustynie, Maroko, Algieria, Sahara, Tuaregowie
- Oryginalna nazwa
- Empires of sand
- Ocena
- 4 z 5
- Opis
- An epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey.As civilizations collide around two men, a battle for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert's shifting sands.The year is 1870. Paris is under siege, and two boys, best friends and cousins, are swept from their life of privilege. A brutal killing forces Michel deVries — called Moussa — to flee to his mother's homeland in North Africa. A family disgrace forces Paul deVries to seek redemption in the French military.Ten years will pass before they come face-to-face again. Now Moussa has become a desert warrior and a beautiful woman's forbidden lover, while Paul leads an ill-fated French force into the Sahara. Against a breathtaking landscape of blazing sands and ancient mysteries, these two men face a struggle that will shatter lives across two continents — and force them to choose between separate dreams and shared blood....