The Travels of ibn Thomas depicts a man's struggle to save his soul, gain recognition as a physician, and learn the truth about his father in a medieval world disrupted by the contrasting interests of Christians, Muslims, and Judaists. Born a Muslim and baptized in...

The Sugar Merchant by James Hutson-Wiley thrusts the reader into the historical period towards the last part of the eleventh century, an era witnessing an economic revolution. Thomas Woodward loses his family at the age of eight to one of the raids conducted by Tostig,...

James Hutson-Wiley's Merchant From Sepharad follows Joshua ben Elazar's adventures and his attempt to understand commerce, love, and religion during the Commercial Revolution in the 12th century. Though his people live between Edom and Ishmael, Joshua embarks on various perilous journeys that involve dealing as...