About the book: 2012 / From Cairo to Rome, from the Jallad executioners, the crusaders - and to the assassins, a story that united three crusades, and compressing them to one human life... A murderer who converts to Christianity and declares jihad on the war itself, an executioner who dreams of raising a doctor, a nun turned into a harlot, a jester who becomes a monk, and a pagan who saves a crusader - the fates of people who oppose bloodshed and to the demon of Power his love... The cross and the crescent, clashed in a bloody battle by the will of those who betrayed the teachings of their prophets for the sake of profit and lust for power, a jihad declared by Life - Death. “Ajdar Ulduz’s novel is very interesting and very difficult. It has several dimensions: Time, Space and the most difficult thing - the inner Cosmos of an extraordinary human personality. A colorful historical kaleidoscope, the interweaving of reality and mysticism – and a strong religious and philosophical foundation. Adventure lovers won't be disappointed either. Fate (and the will of the Author) guides the main characters with a firm hand along long roads from the deserts of the Middle East to China and Moorish Spain. Crusaders, assassins, pirates, monks, kings and beggars - they will all meet along the way. And the ending will be as unexpected as the whole book. In general, this is definitely worth reading. And they throw shurikens accurately..." (Andrey Valentinov).