Prince

Name: Prince
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by Simon Turney Book 1 in the Last Emperor of Rome series.

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Constantinople and the Morea, 1428. The eastern Roman Empire has been reduced to a capital protected by formidable walls and a scattering of territories exposed to Ottoman power. Constantine Palaiologos is still a prince, expected to serve his dynasty in a world where marriage, tribute and military preparedness are inseparable.

As Constantine crosses a landscape of rival courts and vulnerable strongholds, his bodyguard Gabriel must identify threats that cannot always be met openly. Murad II’s empire presses from beyond the frontier, while Byzantine factions undermine one another within it. The novel presents the future Constantine XI before his final defence of Constantinople, learning how leadership is forged during prolonged decline.