Illinois Authors

Torre del Rayo, [Place of publication not identified] : 2010.

In 1402, the Christian city of Constantinople is under attack by a Muslim army. With surrender in the wind, the spoils are to be the key to the city and the 14-year-old Princess Theodota. In the twists and turns of historical fact, Geoffrey Fox delivers A Gift for the Sultan, a dramatic, fact-based novel that probes the cultural and religious life of the early 15th century and the leaders-royals, military figures, and politicians-who engaged in a religious conflict to the death. Weaving into his story a cast of historical figures-Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos, his nephew Ioannes, the vezir Ali Pasha, Ottoman Sultan Bayezid, and Muslim khan Timur, among others-Fox entices readers into an era that shone a harsh light on a level of Christian-Muslim discord that changed the course of world history. Fox deftly writes of a complicated time, yet with such clarity that readers feel themselves in Constantinople and observing first-hand the unfolding drama.

Barnes & Noble Books, New York : 1998.

University of Arizona Press, Tucson [Ariz.] : 1997.

Overcoming age-old racial, regional, and political differences, Americans of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Spanish-language origins are beginning to imagine themselves as a single ethnic community.

Lippincott, New York : ©1990.

Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of Argentina.

HarperCollins, New York, NY : ©1991.

Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of Venezuela.

Lintel Pubns Co 1989