The Porphyry Novels: Book Two "An accomplished and intelligent feat of historical storytelling." J.A. Ironside, author of The King's Knight 1462. The Republic of Venice. Nine years on from surviving the fall of Constantinople, Anna Notaras now lives an empty life of luxury on the lagoon. But the Ottoman empire has not ceased its relentless expansion and now Sultan Mehmed plans the conquest of Italy - and to stable...