A Coup for Humanity -- Revolutionaries Fight for Justice against Relentless Brutal Forces in New Novel


WILLIMANTIC, Conn., Aug. 4, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- In times of global conflict, soldiers and civilians in warring nations often find it difficult to distinguish between friend and foe. In The Janissary: The Peasant War (now available through AuthorHouse) Firsid Barsa takes readers to a distant land immersed in a revolution that creates comrades out of enemies and pits soldiers against their king.

The Janissary delves into the turmoil of the Remish Empire, a kingdom of restive peasants, malcontent nobles and an emerging middle class. These restless citizens grudgingly follow the imperial orders of their king, who in turn relies on the extreme loyalty of the Janissary Corps, an elite cavalry unit, to protect his life and carry out his commands. General Dmitry Konchak is a drunken genius and ruthless leader within the corps.

Tension simmers as a secret society of noblemen plots to overthrow the monarchy and free the serfs. The society recruits Reiss Tselatse, an idealistic and rebellious aristocrat, to join the scheme. Their plans are foiled, however, and the rebels fall into the hands of the enemy. Captured, Reiss endures torture as he guards a vital secret.

A serf uprising sweeps the empire, and Dmitry leads the janissaries on a mission to restore order. Instead, inspired by mystical visions, he and his men join forces with the urban revolutionaries in a bizarre alliance. Reiss is freed from exile and joins the fight as the Commissar of the Janissary Corps. However, to be a part of this murderous crew he must reconcile his humanitarian ideals with their barbaric ways.

The rebels conquer the monarchy but they are soon beset by foreign invaders and new enemies within the kingdom. Danger for Reiss also increases as the more radical revolutionaries seek to silence his opposition to their ideology.

A thrilling tale of societal clashes, brutality and the struggle for justice and equality, The Janissary captivates readers with its rich characters and universal message of human behavior as a product of circumstance.

Barsa earned a master's degree in Russian literature and wrote two scholarly monographs in the field of linguistics before embarking on her computer science career. An accomplished poet, Barsa's work has been published in numerous magazines and has won several awards. She had one short story published in a romance magazine before publishing The Janissary, her first book. More information is available at www.TheJanissaryBook.com.

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