Have you ever been at a library and something about a book just jumps out to you on a shelf? Something in the color combination of Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett did and so I added it to my gigantic stack of books to read. And its a good thing I did, because Anna of Byzantium is such a fantastic book.
It follows the life of Anna Komnene, who lived a long long time ago. She lived in a time of murder, deception, and blood being stronger then water. Originally Anna was the heir to her fathers empire but after she is framed for something, is dethroned and plots to kill her brother. Although Barrett's portrayal is not 100% historically accurate, all of the important parts are there, and anything that is cut out is to make the book child friendly and easy to understand.
Anna of Byzantium is a great introduction to the Byzantine Empire, like Carolyn Meyer's books are for Tudor England.
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