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Mikael

by Mika Waltari 2 books in this series

The Mikael duology follows the Finnish scholar and adventurer Mikael Karvajalka through the upheavals of sixteenth-century Europe and the Ottoman world. The first novel places him amid the Reformation, peasant revolt, dynastic conflict and the Sack of Rome; the second follows his conversion to Islam and rise as Mikael el-Hakim in the service of Suleiman the Magnificent.

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Books in this series (2 books)

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#1 – The Adventurer

Mika Waltari

Early sixteenth-century Europe. Mikael Karvajalka, an intelligent but restless young Finn of uncertain birth, leaves home with his companion Antti and is drawn into a continent being reordered by religion, dynastic ambition and war. His travels carry him through Sweden, Paris, Reformation Germany and Italy. He…

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#2 – The Wanderer

Mika Waltari

After surviving the Sack of Rome, Mikael Karvajalka and Antti set out for the Holy Land. Their ship is seized by Muslim corsairs, and survival requires them to enter the Ottoman world and accept Islam. As Mikael el-Hakim, a physician and interpreter, Mikael rises within the…

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