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Janissary
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General FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $19.99
Publisher: Azov Greek Heritage Association
Published: Mar 31 2026
Pages: 344
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.86 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Janissary is a novel in which the fate of a single family intertwines with the history of an entire people. Against the backdrop of the political storms of the 18th century, forced migrations, and the clash of empires, unfolds the dramatic story of young Yani, taken by force from his family and raised as a Janissary among a foreign faith and language. Years later, he returns to his homeland - now a grown warrior, hardened and dangerous. His path is a search for his lost family, his roots, and his true identity.
The author combines historical accuracy with artistic imagination, turning the chronicle of an era into a living narrative of love and loyalty, fear and hope, sacrifice and choice. Before the reader opens the world of Crimea and the Azov region - with its people, traditions, and tragic trials.
This novel will be of interest to those who seek a deep understanding of the destiny of small nations caught in the whirlpool of history, and who value epic prose where the personal and the universal merge into one.
Janissary - a novel about the fate of a family and a people in the whirlpool of empires.
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