Walter and Tristram travel to the Holy Land, eventually joining a massive merchant caravan bound for the court of Kublai Khan in Cathay (China). The caravan is protected by the fearsome Mongol General Bayan of the Hundred Eyes, a brilliant and ruthless strategist who is preparing to invade the region.
The story begins in England, 200 years after the Norman Conquest. Walter of Gurnie, a proud Saxon scholar and illegitimate son of the late Earl of Lessford, returns from Oxford to find himself disinherited. His only inheritance is a pair of boots—a final token of his father's love—while the family’s estate falls to his father’s Norman widow.
With the help of a local merchant, Maryam escapes the harem and disguises herself as a servant boy to stay near Walter, whom she believes is the man destined to take her home. Though Walter initially views her as a nuisance, she eventually wins his heart as they navigate the perils of the Gobi Desert. Final Return
Walter and Tristram travel to the Holy Land, eventually joining a massive merchant caravan bound for the court of Kublai Khan in Cathay (China). The caravan is protected by the fearsome Mongol General Bayan of the Hundred Eyes, a brilliant and ruthless strategist who is preparing to invade the region.
The story begins in England, 200 years after the Norman Conquest. Walter of Gurnie, a proud Saxon scholar and illegitimate son of the late Earl of Lessford, returns from Oxford to find himself disinherited. His only inheritance is a pair of boots—a final token of his father's love—while the family’s estate falls to his father’s Norman widow. The Black Rose(1950)
With the help of a local merchant, Maryam escapes the harem and disguises herself as a servant boy to stay near Walter, whom she believes is the man destined to take her home. Though Walter initially views her as a nuisance, she eventually wins his heart as they navigate the perils of the Gobi Desert. Final Return Walter and Tristram travel to the Holy Land,