| Memoirs of a Byzantine Eunuch Contributor(s): Harris, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1903517036 ISBN-13: 9781903517031 Publisher: Dedalus OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2003 Annotation: The third part in a Byzantine trilogy, featuring an interesting but little-known period of history. A young boy is captured by Barbarians, castrated, raised with girls and bought by a noted scholar because of his feigned knowledge of a barbarian language. Zeno, the castrati, develops a natural intelligence, but is drawn into a labyrinth of sex, heresy, murder and plotting. An army general, a bisexual boy emperor, a peasant usurper and a half-Viking empress all compete for authority, but real power lies amongst the decadent eunuchs of the palace. Young Zeno plays more and more dangerous games until he is forced to betray those he loves. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.06" W x 7.86" (0.84 lbs) 358 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Captured and castrated as a boy, Zeno is sold into slavery in Constantinople. Bought by the greatest scholar of the age, he is soon drawn into a labyrinth of sex, heresy, murder and intrigue. Though the empire is threatened by a heretic uprising and a barbarian invasion, its rulers think only of themselves. In the cruel and glittering city of Constantinople, a ruthless general, a bisexual boy-emperor, a worldly patriarch, a peasant usurper and a half-Viking empress all vie for power. Unknown to them, the real power lies elsewhere, among the devious and decadent eunuchs of the palace. Zeno conspires, deceives, manipulates and murders, his divided loyalties leading him deeper into danger until he is forced to betray those he loves. |