Rehan Khan – författare

Istanbul, 1591 - and Sultan Murad III, the mightiest ruler in the world, has been robbed. The Staff of Moses has been stolen right from under his imperial nose! The wooden Staff, held by Moses as he parted the Red Sea, is a magical symbol of power worth a king’s ransom - and the furious Sultan wants it back.A small undercover unit of hand-picked, trusted warriors is hastily assembled to track down the thieves. They are the ‘Rüzgar’ – the ‘Wind’ – they travel silently and unseen. Awa, daughter of a noble family from the Songhai Empire in West Africa, was kidnapped and enslaved by Moroccans after the disastrous Battle of Tondibi. Awa is a whirling and deadly force. Will, who was snatched from his home in London at the age of 5, is now 16 and a galley slave on board a Moroccan warship. He and Awa become fast friends.The Rüzgar’s pursuit of a network of rogues takes them across continents and into many perilous situations. The action is fast and furious, set against thrilling backdrops including deserts, oceans, dungeons, the roofs of the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, the canals of Venice and the court of Queen Elizabeth I at Nonsuch Palace in Surrey. The task to reclaim the Staff is a mission that is (almost) impossible . . .

ISTANBUL, 1593. The final episode and the Ruzgär have inadvertently released an ancient demon. It now lurks within the bowels of the city.Returning from their previous mission the Ruzgär unit are declared traitors to the Ottoman Empire and banished from the Janissary order. Even the recovery of the Armour of David, so prized by the Sultan is not enough to prevent this. Desperate and on the run, Will must turn to the sinister Earl of Rothminster as an unlikely protector. Meanwhile Awa and the remaining Ruzgär, are nevertheless called upon by their supporters to protect the very people who have declared them enemies of the empire, as a mysterious force threatens to engulf the capital. All roads lead to Istanbul and all who traverse it, will be plagued by a demon’s touch.

Following the daring recovery of the Staff of Moses in BOOK ONE the elite Ruzgär unit embark on their second mission impossible. Istanbul, 1592 The arrival of a mysterious manuscript at the court of Sultan Murad III, claiming to know the location of the fabled Armour of King David, sends the Sultan into a frenzied desire to track it down. Despite being the most powerful man in the world, he has never led his armies into battle and craves the protection of the legendary breastplate before he takes the field. It is to the elite Ruzgär unit that the Sultan turns once more to locate the Armour. This journey will be dangerous. Each warrior is aware that it could change their lives for ever, and that for some of them, this mission to find King David’s Armour will be their last.