Description
Riveting, eloquent and richly imagined, The Crimson Throne is set in the tumultuous period marking the end of Shah Jahans reign. Niccolao Manucci and Francois Bernier, two European travellers, arrive at the Mughal court to find an empire spinning into decay. As they steer their way into the innermost circles of the royals, little escapes themfrom scandalous harem gossip to courtly intrigues that fuel the brutal war of succession to the Peacock Throne.
Riveting, eloquent and richly imagined, The Crimson Throne is set in the tumultuous period marking the end of Shah Jahans reign. Niccolao Manucci and Francois Bernier, two European travellers, arrive at the Mughal court to find an empire spinning into decay. As they steer their way into the innermost circles of the royals, little escapes themfrom scandalous harem gossip to courtly intrigues that fuel the brutal war of succession to the Peacock Throne.