num_pages: 320
description: Their fight for survival would change the course of history.When rumors reach Vienna that an attack by the Ottoman army is imminent Wilhelm von Schor one of the emperors courtiers prepares to evacuate his familyincluding his sister Katja. But Katjas reluctance to leave the city and the people she loves so well grows the farther the family carriage gets from her childhood home. When she learns that another brother Xavier is returning to Vienna with his musketeers she decides to remain behind and face the shadow of war.Katja soon reunites with Xavier and also with Toby a dear friend from childhood. As Katja and Toby renew their friendship an element of attraction builds on the comradery of their youth and they quickly realize they have found something worth fighting for: love. But all too soon the Ottomans encircle the city blanketing its inhabitants in fear. Katja Toby and Xavier must each fulfill their new roles if they are to survive. In the overcrowded hospitals below ground in the countermines and on the ramparts defending the city walls the three must fight for love family faith and the survival of their city and everyone inside.A Historical Novel Society Editors' Choice Title
language: English
title: Before the Fortress Falls
publisher: Covenant Communications