Books in Spanish by Alfonso Ángel Morales Toledano
Historical fiction in Spanish
El Rey Médico is set in 11th-century Córdoba, in Al-Andalus, and follows a journey of love, exile and the study of medicine.
Los hilos del Sexenio brings together four historical mysteries and romances set in Cádiz, Madrid, Córdoba and Seville between 1868 and 1873. Each novel can be read independently. All books are written in Spanish.
Historical novelEl Rey Médico
A story of love, exile, science and crown in the Córdoba of Al-Andalus
Love will lead him into exile. Learning to heal will change the way he rules. Córdoba, 11th century. María, the daughter of a Christian blacksmith, and Omar, the son of a Muslim ruler, meet while helping a wounded boy by the river.
Los hilos del Sexenio 1Telégrafo 1868: Intrigas de libertad
A historical mystery set in Spain · Book 1 of Los hilos del Sexenio
A questionable telegram. A family warehouse at stake. A revolution at the door. Cádiz, September 1868. Leonor Valcárcel discovers a message attributed to her father that threatens the family warehouse just as a deadline extension should have saved it.
Los hilos del Sexenio 2La sombra del pronunciamiento: El precio del silencio
A historical mystery set in Spain · Book 2 of Los hilos del Sexenio
Two lines vanish from a text. Others begin telling Elvira's story for her. Madrid, 1869. Elvira, a governess, faces an altered text that endangers her reputation and her ability to speak for herself.
Los hilos del Sexenio 3La doble cuenta
A historical mystery set in Spain · Book 3 of Los hilos del Sexenio
Sixty cubic metres in the ledger. Forty-eight on the receipt. Córdoba, December 1870. Amalia Santacruz finds a discrepancy in Casa Aranda's stone records and refuses to alter the figures without investigating.
Los hilos del Sexenio 4El pulso de la República: Juramentos y traiciones
A historical mystery set in Spain · Book 4 of Los hilos del Sexenio
An entry is missing between two numbers. Her father wants to move on. Adela does not. Seville, 1873. Adela Cifuentes finds a gap in an index of family letters amid the uncertainty of Spain's First Republic.
Reading guide (in Spanish): historical novels set in Al-Andalus
Frequently asked questions
What is “El Rey Médico” about?
The love between María, a Christian blacksmith’s daughter, and Omar, the son of a Muslim ruler, in 11th-century Córdoba, and their exile to Egypt, where medicine changes the way he understands power.
Are the characters historical figures?
No. It is fiction set in al-Andalus and medieval Egypt; Yusuf, Omar and their ruling house belong to an imaginary dynasty.
Is the novel available in English?
No. It is written and published in Spanish only.
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