Iran is in the headlines. The history is 1,000 years older than the headlines.
This is Episode 7 (Chapter 6) of the serialized audiobook of *Hasan i-Sabah: The Founding of the Sultanate of Baboob* — the historical novel about the most dangerous man in Persian history and the system he built that still echoes today.
The story so far: Murderous children with daggers, loyal family secrets, drugged out holy men, a boy with the odds stacked against him from the beginning who won anyway…
In this episode: The family’s compound sat between the river and the most powerful Ismaili family in Rayy. This wasn’t luck. This was Hasan.
This is Chapter 6 of the audio book and it’s only for paid subscribers. The ebook and print version are still unreleased but coming soon. If you ever wanted an author to read you their work, that’s what is happening here. That’s me. Imperfect but my words. No AI used in the creation of this book.
