Alamut takes place in 11th Century Persia, in the fortress of Alamut, where self-proclaimed prophet Hasan ibn Sabbah is setting up his mad but brilliant plan to rule the region with a handful of elite fighters who are to become his "living daggers." By creating a virtual paradise at Alamut, Sabbah is able to convince his young fighters that they can reach paradise if they follow his commands.

Necropolis is Pahor s stirring account of his attempts to provide medical aid to prisoners in the face of the utter brutality of the Nazi camps he was in and of his coming to terms with the ineradicable guilt he feels, having survived when millions did not.