Djelloul Marbrook, a prize-winning poet and novelist, celebrates 15 years of research and writing in this epic trilogy, which recalls The Odyssey and The Seven Voyages of Sindbad. He builds a bridge between Arab and Western civilization in this suspenseful and searching adventure at a time when such a bridge is needed most. Marbrook is the author of ten books of poems and ten of fiction. His work has appeared in many journals and anthologies. He is a U.S. Navy veteran, a civilian sailor, a retired newspaper reporter and editor, and an admired photographer.