The Resource Fortune's child : a novel of Empress Theodora, James Conroyd Martin ; edited by Mary Rita Perkins Mitchell
Fortune's child : a novel of Empress Theodora, James Conroyd Martin ; edited by Mary Rita Perkins Mitchell
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The item Fortune's child : a novel of Empress Theodora, James Conroyd Martin ; edited by Mary Rita Perkins Mitchell represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- From a very young age, Theodora, daughter of a circus bearkeeper in Constantinople, sets her sights well above her station in life. Her exquisite beauty sets her apart on stages and in the eyes of men. Stephen, a Syrian lad of striking good looks, is sold by his parents to a Persian wizard, who teaches him a skill in languages that will serve him well. By the time Destiny brings them together in Antioch, Theodora has undergone heart-rending trials and a transformation, while Stephen has been sold again ... and castrated
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Print edition.
- Extent
- 358 pages
- Note
-
- Prequel to: Too soon the night : a novel of Empress Theodora
- Includes reading group guide
- Isbn
- 9781734004304
- Label
- Fortune's child : a novel of Empress Theodora
- Title
- Fortune's child
- Title remainder
- a novel of Empress Theodora
- Statement of responsibility
- James Conroyd Martin ; edited by Mary Rita Perkins Mitchell
- Subject
-
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Byzantine Empire
- Empresses
- Empresses -- Byzantine Empire -- Fiction
- Eunuchs
- Eunuchs -- Byzantine Empire -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- History
- Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- To 1453 -- Fiction
- Novels
- Novels
- Syrians
- Syrians -- Fiction
- Theodora, Empress, consort of Justinian I, Emperor of the East, -548
- Theodora, Empress, consort of Justinian I, Emperor of the East, -548 -- Fiction
- To 1453
- Turkey -- Istanbul
- Actresses
- Actresses -- Byzantine Empire -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From a very young age, Theodora, daughter of a circus bearkeeper in Constantinople, sets her sights well above her station in life. Her exquisite beauty sets her apart on stages and in the eyes of men. Stephen, a Syrian lad of striking good looks, is sold by his parents to a Persian wizard, who teaches him a skill in languages that will serve him well. By the time Destiny brings them together in Antioch, Theodora has undergone heart-rending trials and a transformation, while Stephen has been sold again ... and castrated
- Cataloging source
- CCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Martin, James Conroyd
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Mitchell, Mary Rita Perkins
- Series statement
- Novel of Empress Theodora
- Series volume
- [1]
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Theodora
- Empresses
- Actresses
- Eunuchs
- Syrians
- Istanbul (Turkey)
- Theodora
- Syrians
- Eunuchs
- Empresses
- Actresses
- Turkey
- Byzantine Empire
- Label
- Fortune's child : a novel of Empress Theodora, James Conroyd Martin ; edited by Mary Rita Perkins Mitchell
- Note
-
- Prequel to: Too soon the night : a novel of Empress Theodora
- Includes reading group guide
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1134611071
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Print edition.
- Extent
- 358 pages
- Isbn
- 9781734004304
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1134611071
- Label
- Fortune's child : a novel of Empress Theodora, James Conroyd Martin ; edited by Mary Rita Perkins Mitchell
- Note
-
- Prequel to: Too soon the night : a novel of Empress Theodora
- Includes reading group guide
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1134611071
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Print edition.
- Extent
- 358 pages
- Isbn
- 9781734004304
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1134611071
Subject
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Byzantine Empire
- Empresses
- Empresses -- Byzantine Empire -- Fiction
- Eunuchs
- Eunuchs -- Byzantine Empire -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- History
- Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- To 1453 -- Fiction
- Novels
- Novels
- Syrians
- Syrians -- Fiction
- Theodora, Empress, consort of Justinian I, Emperor of the East, -548
- Theodora, Empress, consort of Justinian I, Emperor of the East, -548 -- Fiction
- To 1453
- Turkey -- Istanbul
- Actresses
- Actresses -- Byzantine Empire -- Fiction
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