#1 – The Mosaic of Shadows
Constantinople, 1096. An assassin using a western crossbow attempts to kill Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, and Demetrios Askiates is ordered to identify the attacker before a second strike can destabilise the Byzantine Empire. His investigation leads from palaces and monasteries to markets, military barracks and the…
#2 – Knights of the Cross
During the First Crusade’s prolonged siege of Antioch, Demetrios Askiates serves with the Byzantine contingent while hunger, disease and desertion erode the crusading army. When a Norman knight is found murdered, Bohemond orders Demetrios to investigate, suspecting that the killing may be connected to the rivalry…
#3 – Siege of Heaven
In August 1098, the survivors of the First Crusade remain divided by disputes over Antioch and the spoils of conquest. Demetrios Askiates wants to abandon the expedition and return to Constantinople, but a diplomatic mission intended to secure an alliance with the Fatimid rulers of Egypt…