''Jerusalem Commands'' is a

historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...

novel by English author

Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has work ...

published by

Jonathan Cape Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960. Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...

in 1992. It is the third in the ''

Pyat Quartet The ''Pyat Quartet'', also known as ''Between the Wars'', is a tetralogy of historical fiction novels by English author Michael Moorcock comprising ''Byzantium Endures'', ''The Laughter of Carthage'', ''Jerusalem Commands'' and ''The Vengeance o ...

tetralogy A tetralogy (from Greek τετρα- ''tetra-'', "four" and -λογία ''-logia'', "discourse") is a compound work that is made up of four distinct works. The name comes from the Attic theater, in which a tetralogy was a group of three tragedies ...

, preceded by ''

The Laughter of Carthage ''The Laughter of Carthage'' is a historical fiction novel by English author Michael Moorcock published by Secker & Warburg in 1984. It is the second in the ''Pyat Quartet'' tetralogy, preceded by ''Byzantium Endures'' and followed by ''Jerusal ...

'' and followed by ''

The Vengeance of Rome ''The Vengeance of Rome'' a historical fiction novel by English author Michael Moorcock published by Jonathan Cape in 2006. It is the fourth and final in the ''Pyat Quartet'' tetralogy, preceded by ''Jerusalem Commands''. Plot summary In the nove ...

''. The novel takes place between

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, and in it,

Colonel Pyat The ''Pyat Quartet'', also known as ''Between the Wars'', is a tetralogy of historical fiction novels by English author Michael Moorcock comprising '' Byzantium Endures'', ''The Laughter of Carthage'', ''Jerusalem Commands'' and ''The Vengeance ...

travels from

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

, to

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

and travels across the

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