Assassin and Other Stories
ISFIC Press:
Deerfield: 2010
First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED Limited, Fine in Fine dust jacket,
351 pp.
Cover artwork by: Duncan Long
Beginning with a brand new Steven Barnes novel, Assassin and Other Stories includes four additional short stories and a previously unpublished teleplay. “After Abdul-Wahid saw his parents killed by Crusaders, he and his foster brother fled the ruins of their village and life ahead of the invaders. Found by members of the feared assassins, Abdul-Wahid was taken in and trained, only to find the need to suppress his desire for vengeance in the face of the greater good of his community. His quest for retribution, and justice, takes him from the peak of the fabled fortress of Alamut, home of the legendary assassins, to the coastal villages of Gaza and into the tent of the great Saracen commander Saladin, himself. As one of the fabled assassins, can Abdul-Wahid retain his humanity while he leaves behind an ever-growing number of bodies? As he travels around the Mideast on assignments, he must deal not only with those who have been marked for death and their defenders, but also the regular people who live in the villages and towns who want nothing more than to see the end of strife and be allowed to find love, have children, and grow old, something Abdul- Wahid can’t picture himself doing.” This edition limited to 1000 copies, the ones n hand happen to be signed by the author. #44948
Price: $40.00