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The Book of Saladin
by Tariq Ali
Book 2 in the The Islam Quintet series.
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This fictional memoir presents Saladin’s life through the work of Ibn Yakub, a Jewish scribe commissioned to record the sultan’s memories and speak with members of his household. The narrative follows Saladin’s rise in Egypt and Syria, his struggle against the Crusader states and the campaign that culminates in the recovery of Jerusalem. Court politics, military command and intimate testimony combine to show the ruler behind the public legend and the religiously mixed society of the twelfth-century eastern Mediterranean.
