num_pages: 582
description: Over the centuries, the once stern rulers of Al-Rassan have been seduced by sensuous pleasures. Now King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy, adding city after city to his realm, aided by his friend and advisor, the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan--poet, diplomat, soldier--until a summer day of savage brutality changes their relationship forever. Meanwhile, in the north, the Jaddite's most celebrated--and feared--military leader, Rodrigo Belmonte, and Ammar meet. Sharing the interwoven fate of both men is Jehane, the beautiful, accomplished court physician, whose own skills play an increasing role as Al-Rassan is swept to the brink of holy war, and beyond....In a magnificent setting, hauntingly evocative of medieval Spain, The Lions of Al-Rassan is both a brilliant adventure and a deeply moving story of love, divided loyalties, and what happens to men and women when hardening beliefs begin to remake--or destroy--a world.
language: English
title: The Lions of Al-Rassan
titlecomplete: The Lions of Al-Rassan
characters: Rodrigo Belmonte, Ammar ibn Khairan, Jehane bet Ishak
genres: Fiction, Historical, Historical Fantasy, Romance, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, High Fantasy, Alternate History, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 22300
publisher: Penguin Books