An omnibus edition.
The dazzling story of a boy who rises from poverty and hardship to
become the greatest leader his world has ever known
KRISPOS
RISING
Born a ragged peasant, Krispos lives on the family farm until
crushing taxes drove him from the land he calls home. With only a single gold piece to his name – a gift from a nomad chieftain who claimed it
carried magic – Krispos heads for the imperial capital, Videssos, and into a world of peril and possibility.
KRISPOS OF VIDESSOS
Krispos’ reign as emperor of Videssos shows every sign of being brief and very
bloody – for trouble is brewing. Civil war has erupted, and as rebel
troops take the field against the untried emperor, outland raiders are
sweeping down from the northlands in a tide of carnage. How long can
Krispos hope to keep head and crown together?
KRISPOS THE EMPEROR
A strange heresy has taken root in the land and soon dissent flares into
open revolt as Krispos faces his greatest challenge: To save his empire
from tearing itself apart, he wages an evermore desperate war against an implacable foe, setting brother against brother and father against son.
Harry Norman Turtledove (born 1949) is an American historian and novelist. He writes historical fiction, alternate history, science fiction and fantasy novels. Harry Turtledove has written books under three pseudonyms: Eric Iverson, Dan Chernenko and H. N. Turteltaub. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons.
