Book description
Fifteen-year-old Boaz is the new Zar, freshly ascended to his throne.
In the turmoil following the old Zar's death, courtiers jostle and
conspire to secure their positions - not least his scheming mother, the
new Valide. It seems his only genuine friends are his late father's mad
jester; Spur Lazar, head of Percheron's security; and a golden beauty -
a new odalisque purchased in the foothills as a slave for the harem.
But can a madman, a soldier and a concubine be trusted to keep him safe
from the Byzantine manoeuvres of his father's ambitious entourage?
Pleasure and politics collide in Fiona McIntosh's exotic new fantasy
trilogy, set in the harem of the great Stone Palace of Percheron.
Fiona McIntosh was born in Brighton, and has lived in England, Ghana and
France. She currently resides in Adelaide, South Australia, with her
husband and two sons.
