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Harem

Name: Harem
Rating: 4.03 (6935 reviews)
Author: Colin Falconer

Colin Falconer January 1, 1992

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Synopsis

In the harem you love, you rule… or you die.

Istanbul, 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman’s greatest Sultan, must protect his legacy at all costs.

On the battlefields and behind the doors of the forbidden palace, his sons and viziers engage in a game of deadly intrigue for absolute power.

And his concubines vie for his favour, whatever the cost.

From medieval Venice to the slave markets of Algiers, from the mountains of Persia to the Topkapi palace of Istanbul, this is a gripping tale of betrayal, revenge and murder spanning four decades.

Harem has been translated into 15 languages, and on release sold 150,000 copies in Germany.

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