description: After four trips to the Sahara and extensive historical research, David Bal crafted this sweeping adventure novel spanning two continents and 15 years. Set against a backdrop of the crumbling French Empire's attempts to colonize the Sahara Desert, Empires of Sand follows the lives of two cousins who are raised as borthers but destined to become enemies. It is 1870 and France is at war with Prussia. The son of a French count and a Saharan noblewoman, Moussa has been born to privilge. his cousin Paul will be an Army Officer like his father. For wtwo young boys, the siege of Paris is merely another grand adventure. But as tensions rise, the French become more and more suspicious of "outsider." When Moussa and his mother are forced to flee toher homeland, it will be 10 years before Moussa and Paul meet again--on opposite sides of a brutal battle for control of the Sahara. (from the cover)
language: English
title: Empires of Sand
titlecomplete: Empires of Sand
genres: Fiction, Historical, France, Adventure, Roman, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Algeria, Africa, Fantasy
ratings_count: 694
publisher: Recorded Books