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The steel seraglio

The steel seraglio

Graphic novelFantasyFolklore
Pages
368
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

After a sultan is overthrown and his concubines sent away as tribute, a terrible secret is revealed, leading to a brutal decree: kill them all. This is the story of how these women, along with their children and servants, must unite to survive the desert and the wrath of their pursuers. They will forge themselves into an army, seeking to reclaim their city and their future, but an act of kindness from the past threatens to undo everything.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AdventurousGrittyTense
SurvivalRedemption ArcFound FamilyRevengeBetrayal

Genres

Fantasy Folklore Graphic Novels Historical Fiction Military Dark Fantasy Fairy Tales

Authors

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Linda Carey

Linda Carey is the author of The House of War and Witness, The steel seraglio, and The City of Silk and Steel. Her stories often explore rich historical settings and imaginative worlds.

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Louise Carey

Louise Carey crafts imaginative stories, often blending fantasy with historical settings. Her works include the epic The House of War and Witness, The steel seraglio, and *The City of Silk and Steel

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Mike Carey

Mike Carey (Michael James Carey, born 1959 in Liverpool) is a British writer of comics, novels and screenplays who also publishes prose fiction as M. R. Carey. He studied English at St Peter's College, Oxford, and taught for around fifteen years before writing full time. In comics he wrote the long-running Vertigo series Lucifer, a run on Hellblazer, and the creator-owned Crossing Midnight and The Unwritten (with artist Peter Gross), plus several years on Marvel's X-Men titles. His prose debut w...

Characters

Hakkim MehdadAntagonist
Bokhari Al-BokhariSupporting
All characters in The steel seraglio