{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-the-sword","title":"In The Shadow Of The Sword","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eTOP TEN BESTSELLER\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A stunning blockbuster''\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Fisk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A brilliant tour de force of revisionist scholarship and thrilling storytelling'' \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Sebag Montefiore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A compelling detective story of the highest order''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Tom Holland has an enviable gift for summoning up the colour, the individuals and animation of the past''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelt, in effect, the end of the ancient world. \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Sword \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how this came about. Spanning from Constantinople to the Arabian desert, and starring some of the most remarkable rulers who ever lived, he tells a story vivid with drama, horror, and startling achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305477480830,"sku":"NW9780349122359","price":13.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349122359.jpg?v=1778646785","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-the-sword","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}