"Rome" . . "Blake, Richard" . . "Istanbul (Turkey)" . . . . "Islamic Empire" . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . . . . "The sword of Damascus" . . "The triumphant Muslim capital is the setting for the fourth in the brilliant series set in the dying days of the Roman Empire, featuring the most compelling anti-hero since Flashman. Murderous intrigue brings Aelric - Blake's engaging, murderous antihero - to Damascus as the triumphant Muslim caliphate sweeps up from Arabia to threaten Constantinople itself. Aelric knows the secrets behind Greek Fire - the flame-throwers that have kept what is left of the once-mighty Roman empire safe until now. And he has very little choice about sharing them with the new rulers. Or so they think . . . for Aelric has not lost any of the cunning and courage that so far, have kept him alive."@en . . . "History" . "History"@en . "The Sword of Damascus"@en . . "Historical fiction" . . . . . . . . . "Damascus (Syria)" . .