(Coffeetown Press) In this historical war novel about the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Novo gives a week-by-week, day-by-day account of the siege. He recounts the actions of armored heroes, Machiavellian mistresses, and scheming politicians who populate this high-walled city that is in the middle of a battle between two empires. Novo is a specialist in the history of the Mediterranean world, both ancient and modern, and works as a researcher and writer for Harvard University.