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The Stolen Astrolabe: A Historical Mystery, Maritime & Diplomatic Thriller.
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 7 2026
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In the sixteenth-century Ottoman world, a single navigational instrument may determine the fate of an empire.
When a priceless astrolabe disappears from a heavily guarded Ottoman peace envoy's ship bound for Yemen, suspicion immediately falls upon the crew. But the theft is far more sophisticated than a simple act of piracy or greed. If the instrument does not reach Mocha, a fragile diplomatic mission could collapse-and the resulting accusations could ignite war in the Red Sea.
At the center of the investigation is Tarik Reis, an Ottoman cartographer whose extraordinary ability to recognize patterns, measurements, and mathematical inconsistencies makes him uniquely suited to solve the impossible theft. What begins as a forensic investigation soon becomes a dangerous struggle involving hidden loyalties, political manipulation, smuggling networks, foreign agents, and a conspiracy reaching far beyond the ship itself.
As Tarik follows the evidence, he discovers that the astrolabe is not merely a valuable instrument. Its navigational advantages could shift the balance of maritime power between the Ottoman Empire and its European rivals. Meanwhile, an apparently loyal Ottoman official may be hiding a devastating secret, while Clara, a mysterious diplomatic attaché with loyalties of her own, proves far more dangerous-and far more important-than she first appears.
With assassins closing in, the ship trapped in a violent Red Sea tempest, and a Portuguese ambush waiting beyond the horizon, Tarik must abandon the safety of numbers and calculations and learn to navigate a world where truth, loyalty, and deception rarely follow a straight line.
The Stolen Astrolabe is a historical mystery and maritime diplomatic thriller filled with investigation, espionage, political intrigue, naval danger, conspiracy, betrayal, and high-stakes adventure.
One stolen instrument.
One dangerous voyage.
One conspiracy that could change the course of an empire.
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