Eclipse of the Crescent Moon

The siege of Eger in 1552 was an astonishing event. A small Hungarian garrison commanded by Istvan Dobo successfully resisted a huge Turkish army for nearly six weeks and forged it to retreat in disgrace. Dobo became a celebrate hero. But little is known of his brilliant explosives expert, Gergely Bornemissza, whose ingenious devices demoralized the Turks. It is his story that Geze Gardonyi tells in Eclipse of the Crescent Moon, an exciting tale of chivalry and love, adventures and disasters, heroes and villains, culminating in the siege itself.