AD 796. Sailing in search of an object of great power, Hunlaf and his comrades are far from home when they are caught up in a violent skirmish against pirates.
After the bloody onslaught, an encounter with ships from Islamic Spain soon sees them escorted under guard to the city of Qadis, one of the jewels of the Emirate of Al-Andalus and the true destination of their voyage.
Hunlaf believes the Emir’s lands hold the key to his search, but there are dangerous games at play. To achieve his goal, Hunlaf and his allies must walk a difficult path where friends and enemies alike are not always what they seem — and where a weapon deadlier than any yet seen could change the future of all the kingdoms in Europe.
A Day of Reckoning by Matthew Harffy, the third in his A Time for Swords series, is published in paperback on 9 May, 2024.
Matthew has written about the terrifying secret weapon, Greek Fire, which plays an important part in this book. He’s also looked at Al-Andalus for Historia.
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