To The City PG25 In December 1642

In December 1642

and what led to its eventual downfall

a MUST read for Discworld fans and maybe a good start for the series by those not yet initiated' Goodreads reviewer

writers in the 19th century gave form to the vampire as we know it today

To The City PG25 In December 1642An enthralling guide to one of the worlds great cities that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics of Istanbul' PETER FRANKOPAN'A love letter to this ancient capital' THE TIMESWalking along the crumbling defensive walls of Istanbul and talking to those he passes, Alexander Christie Miller finds a distillation of the countrys history, a mirror of its present, and a shadow of its future.