Epic saga created by John Dryden and Mike Walker, inspired by the Mamluk slave dynasty of Egypt.
Radio 4,·8 episodes
Palace of the Blind
An audio drama on an epic scale. One empire, three rulers and a banished spymaster.
Glass Souls
The world’s greatest artist, the missing Hafiz, a deadly hobby.
Pronounced 'A Killer'
An assassin, a bird in a cage, the spymaster’s return.
Feels Like Old Times
An investigation, a secret affair, a perfect murder.
The Watchers
Mother of the Empire, a hidden tunnel, the ancient garden.
Secret Garden
The riddle of the barber, poison times two, you remind me of my sister.
Menagerie of all Life
The great wheel, dead and not dead, an unnatural wedding.
The Fires
The tomb of the Martyrs, the gallows, the aqueduct…
