{"product_id":"9781467016261","title":"Assassins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e                             A novel of intrigue, love,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e                 mystery, betrayal,  and the world’s oldest \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e                               terrorist organization.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a novel which draws on the magic of  \u003c\/i\u003eA Thousand and One Nights \u003ci\u003eand the realism  of history and political life.  The hero—warrior, minstrel and poet, Nureddin—is divided between his commitment to sultan Saladin and his love for the beautiful enchantress Laila.  Saladin aims at uniting the fragmented Arab world against the Crusaders; Laila is queen and supreme \u003c\/i\u003ehouri \u003ci\u003eof  the artificial paradise set up by the terrible Old Man of the Mountain, who terrorizes his enemies and reduces his followers to a state of blind obedience.  Involving suspense, love, poetry, conspiracies, war—\u003c\/i\u003eAssassins\u003ci\u003e is, above all, the story of a powerful love relationship that triumphs over all adversities.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn an inventive style. . . Nikos Kyriazis artistically transmutes historical materials into fiction of great literary and emotional impact.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e                                                       --Kostas Sardelis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129859326192,"sku":"9781467016261","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781467016261_p0.jpg?v=1763690334","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781467016261","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}