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Set in medieval Palermo, this is the fourth novel in Tariq Ali's celebrated Islam Quintet. The fourth novel in Tariq Ali's Islam Quintet is set in medieval Palermo, a Muslim city rivaling Baghdad and Cordoba in size and splendor. The year is 1153. The Normans are ruling Siqqiliya, but Arab... read more
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- Insel
- Sohn
- Mann
- Blick
- Uthman
- Dorf
- Frau
- Emir Von Siracusa
- Kopf
- Zimmer
- Diener
- Allah
- Khalid
- Schiff
- Philip
- Ibn Muhammad
- Volk
- Rujari
- Ibn Fityan
- Freund
- Meer
- Noto
- Herr
- Tante
- Barone
- Bett
- Walid
- Vater
- Boden
- Feuer
- Dichter
- Wasser
- Herz
- Bischof
- Erde
- Wein
- Mayya
- Gott
- Tod
- Lage
- Bibliothek
- Recht
- William
- Samar
- Tage
- Ibn Hamdis
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Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 5 in Islam Quintet. (standard series)
Preceded by The Stone Woman, and followed by Night of the Golden Butterfly.
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- Dewey: 823.914
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