The Sword And The Scimitar

Nico and Maria, Maltese brother and sister, are separated when young Nico is abducted by Moorish slavers and taken to Algiers to be the slave of a wealthy merch... » 

Nico and Maria, Maltese brother and sister, are separated when young Nico is abducted by Moorish slavers and taken to Algiers to be the slave of a wealthy merchant. Maria makes plans to leave Malta and find her brother. This is a story of the timeless struggle between the religions and cultures of east and west. «