For those wanting more general knowledge about the world as it was at this time, I can recommend John Julius Norwich’s
Short History of Byzantium
, Judith Herrin’s
Byzantium
, Steven Runciman’s
Lost Capital of Byzantium
and
The Last Byzantine Renaissance
and, for the most evocative overview of the Ottoman Empire, Jason Goodwin’s magisterial
Lords of the Horizons
.
The story of Luke, Anna, Zoe and the clashing empires that surround them will continue with the next book in the Mistra Chronicle series,
The Towers of Samarcand
.
For further information, visit
www.mistrachronicles.com