Piri Reis

Lines That Remain is a historical literary novel inspired by the life and legacy of the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. Set across the late 15th and early 16th centuries-from the harbors of Gallipoli to the vast reaches of the Indian Ocean and the imperial court-the novel follows a man who believes that knowledge is not power, but responsibility. Rather than a conventional tale of conquest, the book explores the cost of precision in a world that rewards speed.
Through storms, wars, political intrigue, and exile, Piri struggles to defend a way of thinking rooted in patience, observation, and humility before nature. His maps-famous for their accuracy and their deliberate blanks-become both his greatest achievement and the source of suspicion that leads to his downfall.