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"Where are the emissaries of the great battles fought here on earth? Why do they so seldom make themselves known? And where are the chosen ones? Even I can offer you no more than my story..."A great mystery becomes a dangerous game in "The Fire of Constantinople": it is the time on the eve of World War 1. A ferryboat crosses the Bosphorus, from one shore of Istanbul to the other. Children are also travelling on board. A narrator promises them an exciting and eerie story: the twisted tale of 13-year-old Felix, whose life changes completely when his parents' house burns down. From one moment to the next, the child from a rich family becomes a beggar child who has to eke out a living in the poor quarters. In the process, Felix becomes involved in a sinister conspiracy and learns the secret of his origins...
