Prince Djem Sultan, youngest son of Mehmed Il The Conqueror was born in 1459 into the opulence of Edirne Palace and Istanbul. Trained with his brothers in the ancient arts of combat and the Princely art of Rule, he warred for the Empire and for its Throne. He sieged the mighty Fortress of Crusader-held Rhodes in pursuit of his destiny, with victory lost to a meddling Pasha's disrespect for the Turkish warrior Janissaries. Now he must forge unexpected alliances, and combat the treacherous web of intrigue spun by the dark powers of his brother. The winds of change blow mightily in these years, heading the Prince into a maelstrom of death. Blood battles rage, fierce deserts are crossed, his Hajj is made, and ancient Egypt awaits. The saga continues.