The Father of Beasts

by Salim Ibn Ahmad

A gut-wrenching journey through real history

A city under siege. A people betrayed. A figure whispered into legend.

In the winter of 1098, famine and fear choke Ma’arrat al-Nu’man. A siege tower creeps closer each day, pushed by men who pray for blood. On the walls stand masons, farmers, and boys clutching slings. Among them moves one hunter with beasts at his side — a wolf, a hawk, and a black stallion stamping in the smoke.

Based on the chronicles of the First Crusade, The Father of Beasts is a story of endurance and betrayal, loyalty and memory — where history and legend meet, and even in the darkest hours, resistance is possible.