- Hardcover: 624 pages
- Publisher: Hutchinson (18 Dec 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091799414
- ISBN-13: 978-0091799410
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,572,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Nico and Maria, Maltese brother and sister, are separated when young Nico is abducted by Moorish slavers and taken to Algiers to be the slave of a wealthy merchant. Maria makes plans to leave Malta and find her brother. This is a story of the timeless struggle between the religions and cultures of east and west.
About the Author
David Ball lives in the Rockies with his wife, Melinda, and children, Ben and Li. His first novel, Empires of Sand was published in the US to great acclaim in 1999. The Sword and the Scimitar is his second novel.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good but biased.,
By murat guven (Berkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sword And The Scimitar (Paperback)
First of all this book is very good and I couldn't put it down until the last page. It also covers the historical events of its time in a good and detailed way. Although in general it tries to be in equal distance from both sides (Christains(Order of St. John) and Muslims(Ottomans) of 16th century) by giving the good and bad aspects of both civilizations but when it comes to the human factor it is clearly biased against the Ottomans(or Turks, or Muslims. The distinction disappears throughout the book). There isn't even a single Ottoman with a good character in the book. All of them are portrayed as blood-thirsty savages, looking for sex, rape and profit. When it comes to Christians though, all the characters get a chance to show their good aspects even if they're worse than their Muslim counterparts.e.g. even the priest in the book, who rapes one of the female characters at the beginning of the book, gets portrayed as a -good- person at the end of the book. But I must give credit to the author for at least highlighting the fact that the Ottoman Empire was based on the values of talents of human beings but not their race.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brilliant historical adventure ! Buy it !,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sword And The Scimitar (Paperback)
This is probably the best historical novel I have ever read, bringing to life the Ottoman Empire, the Knights of St John and the siege of Malta. All characters are realistic and engaging and I was always interested in what would happen to them. The parallel stories of the different characters (in Malta, Algiers, France, Istanbul) are brought together perfectly in the final Great Siege (described in all its brutality and drama), and even on the very last page (771) there is a unexpected little twist which adds an additional interest to the whole great story. As the early action moved from one character and place to another, I was always disappointed to leave that section, but was always immediately gripped by the episode which followed. I hope David Ball is writing another novel, for I will certainly buy it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
simply no words to describe it :),
This review is from: Sword And The Scimitar (Paperback)
as a maltese, i love reading books about the great siege. You'll make a good investment if you buy it. I recommend also The Religion and Blood Rock which are also 2 great books about the great siege.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews |
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
