Description: Christendom yearns to follow a powerful desert prince who promises to rain down destruction on the Muslim Turks. The Jews of Rome whisper that David is the Messiah. But the food and beds are warm, the ladies plump and willing.
Brief description: Maley grew up in Kansas and resides in Oklahoma. His wife is a killer reading teacher in the Oklahoma City Public Schools. His income tax business gave him a chance to watch people behave badly under stress and sharpened his skills with fiction.
Review Quotes:
"...a powerful historical novel that weaves fiction and fact in such a way that any reader seeking to understand the roots of Muslim and Christian strife would do well to attend to this story." Midwest Review of Books, D. Donovan Senior Reviewer.
"...approaches the period from several unique angles-most notably, through the novel's focus on Judaism." Book Life Prize Reviews.
"...blends humor, irreverence and lust through the antics of David Reuveni, a dwarf who poses as a Hebrew, a Muslim, a salesman, and a prince, and Diogo Pires, an actor who comes to believe that he is the Messiah." Bart Frank.
"I am terribly impressed...You've done a magnificent job." Capt. Charles Morrison, USN (Ret.)
"...this one is THE Big Dog. Take Life of Brian, Little Big Man and a European history book, hit chop, add absinthe, and you have a very satisfying read." Revo Boulanger