The Lions of Al-Rassan

by Guy Gavriel Kay

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Based on the classic story of El Cid, THE LIONS OF AL-RASSAN is a highly acclaimed epic fantasy with a denoument worthy of a Shakespearian tragedy. In the once powerful Al-Rassan, King Almalik Cartada is on the ascendancy. Adding city after city to his realm aided always by the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan - poet, diplomat, soldier and assassin of the last of the khalifs. Cartada's empire is threatened only by the ambitious Jaddite kings of the north who are eager to reclaim the lands they once held. But the Jaddite lands are divided and their own celebrated military leader Rodrigo Belmonte and his warband are forced into exile. Thus, in the exquisite lakeside city if Ragosa, Rodrigo and ibn Khairan meet and serve - for a time - the same monarch. Observing the byplay between the two men, is the beautiful, brilliant physician, Jehane, who herself becomes a crucial player as the peninsula is swept by holy war. And as events unfold, Jehane realises that fate has ordained a cruel confrontation. Friends they may be, but their gods and their countries will demand the ultimate price of Rodrigo Belmonte and Ammar ibn Khairan: the Lions of Al-Rassan...
  • ISBN10 0743415086
  • ISBN13 9780743415088
  • Publish Date 20 August 2001 (first published 31 December 1986)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 5 October 2004
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Imprint Earthlight
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
  • Pages 608
  • Language English