Shards of Empire

April 1996, Tor Books, World English Rights, hard and soft cover.

Nebula Preliminary Ballot.

An historical novel set in Cappadocia, Turkey. After the massacre of Imperial forces in 1071 at Manzikert by the Turks, a young Byzantine noble retreats to the cave churches of Cappadocia and discovers that ancient powers of earth are outraged by the warring nations.