''The Stolen Throne'' is a 1995
fantasy novel
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fa ...
by American writer
Harry Turtledove and set in the
Videssos universe.
It is the first book in the ''Time of Troubles'' tetralogy.
The events depicted are strongly based on the historical interaction of
Sassanid Persia and
Byzantium
Byzantium () or Byzantion ( grc, Βυζάντιον) was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. The Greek name ''Byzantion'' and its Latinization ''Byzantium'' cont ...
in the 6th and 7th century. The first book depicts the rise of Sharbaraz (the analog to
Khosrau II) to overcome the usurper Smerdis (
Bahram Chobin) to become the King of Kings of Makuran (Persia) with the help of the Videssian Emperor Likinios (
Maurice).
References
1995 American novels
American fantasy novels
Novels by Harry Turtledove
Videssos
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