The King at the Edge of the World: A Novel

The King at the Edge of the World: A Novel

Queen Elizabethâ€™s spymasters recruit an unlikely agentâ€”the only Muslim in Englandâ€”for an impossible mission in a mesmerizing novel from â€œone of the best writers in Americaâ€ (The Washington Post)
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The year is 1601. Queen Elizabeth I is dying, childless. Her nervous kingdom has no heir. It is a capital crime even toÂ thinkÂ that Elizabeth will ever die. Potential successors secretly maneuver to be in position when the inevitable occurs. The leading candidate is King James VI of Scotland, but there is a problem.
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The queenâ€™s spymastersâ€”hardened veterans of a long war on terror and religious extremismâ€”fear that James is not what he appears. He has every reason to claim to be a Protestant, but if he secretly shares his familyâ€™s Catholicism, then forty years of religious war will have been for nothing, and a bloodbath will ensue. With time running out, London confronts a seemingly impossible question: What does James truly believe?
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It falls to Geoffrey Belloc, a secret warrior from the hottest days of Englandâ€™s religious battles, to devise a test to discover the true nature of King Jamesâ€™s soul. Belloc enlists Mahmoud Ezzedine, a Muslim physician left behind by the last diplomatic visit from the Ottoman Empire, as his undercover agent. The perfect man for the job, Ezzedine is the ultimate outsider, stranded on this cold, wet, and primitive island. He will do almost anything to return home to his wife and son.
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Arthur Phillips returns with a unique and thrilling novel that will leave readers questioning the nature of truth at every turn.
Country USA
Brand RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 37255447
Color White
ReleaseDate 2020-02-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812995480

Country	USA
Brand	RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	37255447
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2020-02-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812995480

The King at the Edge of the World: A Novel

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