The Tiger and the Cauldron

The Story

PERSIA AD1295 ...

They called her Shir-Farzin  -
     Doquz, the tiger princess ...
He was Hassan  -  
    the boy she had known as a brother ...

Bound by mutual love  -
      driven by shared hatred ...

they would challenge an empire ...

Fifteen-year-old Hassan returns to his native land in search of adventure, but emotionally unprepared for a chance encounter that will change his life.
Saved from a degrading forced marriage, sixteen-year-old Princess Doquz is bent on revenge for her humiliation.
With the rebel commander, Ahmed Sabbah, she declares war on the Mongol Il-khanate. Her daring and her skills in weaponry earn her a reputation as the Tiger Princess.
However, Doquz is reluctant to play the religious card that will help her brother Ghazan to the throne of Persia until a reunion with Hassan, her childhood companion, forces her to reappraise her objectives and her sexuality.
From Tabriz to the Valley of the Assassins, deep in the Alburz Mountains, Hassan and Doquz pursue their quest, unaware of secrets that can destroy them both ... and Sabbah must break a solemn oath to save them.

Click the cover picture to read the first two chapters.