Before the sandstorm

"Five very different people are about to be put to death for a crime they didn't commit. Well, one of them may have done it. But the only way they can escape the hangman's noose is to find the common thread that ties them together. The one man they have all encountered, and who changed their lives--Dastan, the prince of Persia! Through six tales of adventure, excitement, love, sorcery, and death, the truth behind both the Sands of Time and the prince of Persia will come to light..."--p.[4] of cover.