Beyond Baghdad

On June 21, 921, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, the caliph's envoy, departs from Baghdad on a perilous mission to Volga Bulgaria, in present-day Russia. He leaves behind the masters and companions of the House of Wisdom, who established the Golden Age of Islam.

The dangers he encounters along the way lead Ahmad to change his course and head towards the Nordic lands of the midnight sun. Throughout his journey, he experiences a forbidden love with Zobaida, his uncle's beautiful slave, which makes him rethink his entire existence.

Amidst adverse climates, the barbaric customs of uncivilized peoples, and unexpected power plays, the caliph's envoy discovers a bewildering new world. At the same time, in Baghdad, a new era begins: scholars are persecuted, and books are burned in the square.

A captivating novel about one of the most intriguing moments in medieval history, revealing the foundations of a civilization that remains as dazzling as it is unknown even today.