A review by librarian_of_trantor
Empire of Lies by Raymond Khoury

2.0

Interesting idea for time travel/alternate history book, what if the Ottoman Empire conquered Europe instead of being defeated at Vienna in 1683 and ruled Europe and Middle East until the present day. The details of the author's research are impressive. I had just read a review of [b:God's Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World|53121648|God's Shadow Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World|Alan Mikhail|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571125233l/53121648._SX50_SY75_.jpg|73351352] about the influence of the Ottoman Empire on our world in this timeline. The review gave some examples, which were interesting to compare to how Koury imagines the Ottoman Empire literally being the modern world, at least in Europe.
But two thirds into the book the plot dragged and dragged the book down to two stars.