Project Gutenberg 2009-04-06 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 192 Shea, Robert 1933 1994 Shea, Robert Joseph Shea, Robert J. The Saracen: The Holy War Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saracen Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Saracen: The Holy War" by Robert Shea is a historical novel written in the late 20th century. The story revolves around Daoud ibn Abdallah, a former English crusader raised among Muslims, as he navigates complex political landscapes and loyalties during the 13th century amidst threats from both Tartar and Christian forces. The narrative explores themes of identity, faith, and the ruthless intrigue of war in a richly drawn historical setting. At the start of the novel, Daoud lies wounded after a failed mission to assassinate Tartar ambassadors in a palace attack. Through a series of flashbacks, readers learn about his past, his conversion to Islam, and the dire political circumstances he faces as he attempts to thwart a potential alliance between the Tartar Khan and the Christians. He is accompanied by Sophia, a Byzantine woman whose complex feelings for Daoud and a young nobleman, Simon de Gobignon, add emotional depth to the story. As Daoud grapples with his sense of failure and the urgent need to protect his people, the tension mounts, suggesting that the struggle between faiths and loyalties will be pivotal to the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 914039 2025-07-11T14:49:50.226726 text/html 927498 2009-04-06T11:33:44 text/html 426789 2025-07-11T14:50:03.467112 application/epub+zip 439295 2025-07-11T14:49:53.668672 application/epub+zip 437797 2025-07-11T14:49:52.131718 application/epub+zip 769152 2025-07-11T14:50:10.743105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709788 2025-07-11T14:50:02.188157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649956 2022-09-13T09:35:47.304419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 862298 2025-07-11T14:49:47.145730 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 863522 2009-04-06T11:33:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 863515 2009-04-06T11:33:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21388 2025-07-11T14:50:10.885072 application/rdf+xml 13601 2025-07-11T14:49:52.659667 image/jpeg 3934 2025-07-11T14:49:52.394671 image/jpeg 326990 2009-04-06T11:33:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 339920 2009-04-06T11:33:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 326943 2009-04-06T11:33:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 406992 2025-07-11T14:49:50.296695 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia