Cyra the Byzantine Siren

CYRA THE BYZANTINE SIREN is a 'taster' extract from my novel, CRUSADER, which relates the adventures of William de Warenne and his squire on the Second Crusade. This extract begins with the preaching of the Crusade in Conisbrough and continues with De Warenne's infatuation with Cyra, a dancing girl whom he meets in one of the wine shops of Constantinople. He develops such an obsession with her that, for a while, his crusading zeal is eclipsed. The novel begins with that period known as The Anarchy in King Stephen's reign, and goes on to describe the Fall of Edessa, the Battle of Lisbon and the Battle of Mount Cadmus. Another taster extract is available, entitled ZENGI. This tells the story of the Fall of Edessa from the Muslim point of view.