I have always been one of those who build the house from the roof down, one of those who started reading the newspaper from the last page, one of those who peeked at the end of the book to see if the tale would be worth the journey. Thus, on this occasion, it may also be fitting to begin with a great ending: the end of Almanzor.

But for those who do not yet know him—who was Almanzor? Almanzor, Muhammad Ibn Abi Amir, known as Al-Mansur, the Victorious, was the chief dignitary of the Caliphate of Córdoba. Though he respected the hereditary rights of Caliph Hish

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