The King at the Edge of the World
Book description
Queen Elizabeth’s spymasters recruit an unlikely agent—the only Muslim in England—for an impossible mission in a mesmerizing novel from “one of the best writers in America” (The Washington Post)
“Evokes flashes of Hilary Mantel, John le Carré and Graham Greene, but the wry, tricky plot that drives it is pure…
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1 author picked The King at the Edge of the World as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
One thing that makes a book great is its uniqueness.
This story of a Turkish physician who finds himself in the court of Queen Elizabeth I and who becomes involved in the intrigue concerning the success of James I is unlike anything I’ve read before. It felt thoroughly authentic and compelling.
While thephysician's charactern is fictional, the period’s conflict between Protestants and Catholics is very real and was an added, informative element of the novel.
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