The Barbary Coast Heir

The year is 1674. The Mediterranean Sea, the Maghreb. Ivan Platov, a Don Cossack scout sent into the Ottoman Empire disguised as a Turkish sailor named Hassan, fully integrates and enters service, becoming the youngest officer in the Turkish navy. Hassan is bold, clever, well-educated, and capable of finding unconventional solutions to dangerous situations. But he has another valuable quality—he is incredibly lucky. This does not escape the attention of the powerful men of the world, who seek to use such a valuable person for their own ends. Unexpectedly, Hassan finds himself at the very center of dangerous events unfolding along the coast of the Maghreb. The interests of European states are closely intertwined with those of the Maghreb rulers—vassals of the Turkish sultan who wish to break free from the control of the Ottoman Empire. Long-standing discontent, skillfully fanned by French and Austrian emissaries, leads to an uprising in Tunisia and open defiance of the Turkish sultan. Naturally, such an act cannot go unpunished. A Turkish reconnaissance group, including Hassan, sets off for rebellious Tunisia aboard the captured shebeke "Al-Yasat".