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Sultan vs Dracula
A volumous concept book, woven around the historic Count Dracula, who fought against a Muslim Sultan at a time the Pope legalised the enslaving of Muslims.
The fantasy is set in real history and introduces Count Vlad's actual younger brother Radu, and the remarkable Sultan, Mehmed II. Harem Princesses feature heavily, as do demons, jinn and blobs of dry humour.
You will need more than one sitting to read it in its entirety. The genre is a hybrid Islamic sci-fi fantasy touching Islamic mysticism. Written as a film with dialogue pieces and many an intermission. Your imagination will want to race through the story, but your mind will urge it to stop now and then at the historical and political commentary.
A civilization that has long been forgotten comes alive through references to famous Muslim scientists, artists and others from yesteryear. Who were they? What did they actually do? And how did their minds discover so much? How did historic Islam really relate to Christianity at the time of the Crusades? They are interlaced throughout the book with observations of the modern world from the point of view of a future time traveller.
Once you have finished reading the book, you may well retain it on your bookshelf for there are hundreds of sayings and poetic responses floating around the margins. The author has selected sayings from each century after the death of the Prophet upon whom be peace to give readers a real flavour of wisdom from the Muslim world.
Don't see it as a quick read. It is an art-thing for you to keep and treasure. Sultan vs. Dracula is a piece of book-furniture, designed and written for you to dip in and out of at your leisure.
The size and feel of the book is based on a retro VHS video cover. The fantasy is written in stop-start-stop scenes to enable your imagination to kick start a film set in your mind. Sultan vs. Dracula attempts to paint a picture of a long lost world for today's reader.
The fantasy is set in real history and introduces Count Vlad's actual younger brother Radu, and the remarkable Sultan, Mehmed II. Harem Princesses feature heavily, as do demons, jinn and blobs of dry humour.
You will need more than one sitting to read it in its entirety. The genre is a hybrid Islamic sci-fi fantasy touching Islamic mysticism. Written as a film with dialogue pieces and many an intermission. Your imagination will want to race through the story, but your mind will urge it to stop now and then at the historical and political commentary.
A civilization that has long been forgotten comes alive through references to famous Muslim scientists, artists and others from yesteryear. Who were they? What did they actually do? And how did their minds discover so much? How did historic Islam really relate to Christianity at the time of the Crusades? They are interlaced throughout the book with observations of the modern world from the point of view of a future time traveller.
Once you have finished reading the book, you may well retain it on your bookshelf for there are hundreds of sayings and poetic responses floating around the margins. The author has selected sayings from each century after the death of the Prophet upon whom be peace to give readers a real flavour of wisdom from the Muslim world.
Don't see it as a quick read. It is an art-thing for you to keep and treasure. Sultan vs. Dracula is a piece of book-furniture, designed and written for you to dip in and out of at your leisure.
The size and feel of the book is based on a retro VHS video cover. The fantasy is written in stop-start-stop scenes to enable your imagination to kick start a film set in your mind. Sultan vs. Dracula attempts to paint a picture of a long lost world for today's reader.
423 pages, Paperback
Published April 15, 2012
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