Falcon's Shadow
(Siege of Malta Book 2)
By Marthese Fenech
(Siege of Malta Book 2)
By Marthese Fenech
Publication Date: 9th February 2027
Publisher: Rising Action
Sequel to Eight Pointed Cross, the second in the Siege of Malta trilogy is a richly detailed 16th-century Mediterranean epic chronicling the violent clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St John, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom and James Clavell’s Shogun.
The ghosts of war leave no footprints.
The ghosts of war leave no footprints.
When legendary Ottoman seaman Dragut Raïs attacked the Maltese islands in 1551, his army left Gozo a smoking ruin.
Among the five thousand carried into slavery is Augustine Montesa, father of Domenicus and Katrina. Wounded and broken, Dom vows to find him—even if it means abandoning Angelica, his betrothed.
Armed with only a gemstone to serve as ransom, he sets out on a journey that sees him forcibly recruited from the streets of Europe and thrown into the frontline.
On Malta, Kat struggles to find work. When she finally stumbles upon a promising position, all is not as it seems. She must confront a terrible truth—one that may prove disastrous for Robert, the man she loves.
Hundreds of leagues to the east in Istanbul, Demir, son of a wealthy Turkish bey, trains to become an imperial Ottoman horseman, enduring the cruelty of his father and half-brother. His life takes an
unexpected turn when he encounters a young woman stolen from Malta, brought into the household as another of his father’s servants.
The second Siege of Malta novel, Falcon’s Shadow sweeps from quarry pits to sprawling estates, from tumultuous seas to creaking gallows—from the dungeons beneath the bishop’s palace to the open decks
of warships. At the Battle of Djerba, fates will collide, uniting lost kin only to tear them apart once more.
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Marthese Fenech
Marthese Fenech is the author of historical novels set in sixteenth-century Malta and Türkiye. She has also written an award-winning pilot episode of a television series based on her books.
Research has taken her to the ancient streets her characters roamed, the fortresses they defended, the seas they sailed, and the dungeons they escaped.
Obstinate curiosity has led her to seventy countries across six continents. She does her best plot weaving while hiking mountain trails, wandering through local markets, paddleboarding in cliff-sheltered bays, and curling up on the couch with her Siberian husky at her feet.
The youngest of five, Marthese was born in Toronto to Maltese parents. At twelve, she moved to Malta for six months and attended an all-girls private school run by nuns; she lasted three days before getting kicked out for being too chatty. Back in Toronto, she began a business selling bootleg heavy metal concerts on VHS. She later worked with young adults with special needs.
She speaks fluent Maltese and French and knows how to ask for directions to the bathroom in Spanish and Italian. She took up archery and wound up accidentally becoming a licenced coach. A former kickboxing instructor, she snowboards, surfs, scuba dives, climbs, skydives, throws axes, and practices yoga, sometimes including goats. She calls both Ontario and British Columbia home, where she lives with her brilliant, mathematically inclined husband and brilliant, musically inclined dog, known to lead family howl sessions on occasion.
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