Vasileios Argyros, a resourceful agent of the Byzantine Empire, lives in the early 14th century in an alternate world where Islam never existed.
Freed from the threat on its eastern borders, the Byzantine Empire turns to Western Europe, gradually reclaiming Spain from the Visigoths, Italy from the Lombards, and most of the southern coasts of France from the Franks. For the independent kingdoms of Europe, Constantinople inspires both admiration and fear.
In the east, Persia remains the other superpower west of China. Sometimes, the two empires clash openly - but usually, they employ spies to gain an advantage in the struggle for global dominance. However, as Vasileios Argyros soon learns, no world lasts forever...
What could happen if...? The leading author of alternate history signs a captivating narrative, bringing to life a world that could have existed.