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I am reading a great book it is called "The Sword and the Scimitar," by David Ball, but in America it is called "Ironfire." here is what Jean Auel says about it.

“Crowded with events that both forecast and mirror the conflicts of today…Ball’s wealth of realistic detail and depth of characterization bring to vivid life this exciting 16th-century historical adventure. I couldn’t put it down, and thought about it for days.”

—Jean M. Auel, author of the Earth's Children series

You ladies will love the little girl Maria who is braver than all the men, as she tries to protect her little brother Nicol as he is taken as a slave to Algeria by the Corsairs.

They are separated, but it is through their eyes with their adventures that the history of Malta, France, Italy, Spain, England, Germany and the Ottoman Empire are seen. Through them you are immersed in the wars, religious conflicts, cruelty and intrigues of the XVl century Middle Sea.