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This extract was printed at the end of Sailing to Sarantium in the HarperPrism American edition. C H A P T E R I I Pardos had never liked his hands. The fingers were too short, stubby, broad. They didn

Passage from Chapter One of Lord of Emperors Rustem of Kerakek, son of Zorah, sat cross-legged on the woven Ispahani mat he used for teaching. He was reading, occasionally glancing up to observe his four students as they carefully copied … Continue reading →