Mikael Karvajalka, a young and clever Finn, gets out to the Mediterranean sea, converts to Islam, and does well at the court of Sulaiman the Magnificent. ( )

Die Geschichte scheint interessant aber die Übersetzung ist einfach zu langweilig für mich. ( )

Historical fiction in the era of Sulieman the magnificent, Sultan of turkey. It follows the caterer of a Christian renegade who is captured by Moslem pirates and conversation to Islam to save his life. Eventually he becomes a confidant of the grand vizier and Sulieman himself. He is present during the siege of Vienna. That was when coffee was introduced into Europe and Richard the lion hearted was imprisoned and later ransomed providing the background for the Robin Hood story. Of course the didn't feature in this book. It's contemporary interest is enhanced by our societies evolving relationship with the world of Islam. The characters are well developed and the course of events almost believable. ( )