From the author of Uther and The Eagle comes Knights of the Black and Whiteâthe first in a dramatic historical trilogy about the rise and fall of the Knights Templar
It is 1088. While many French nobles continue their occupation of a violently hostile England, one young knight, Hugh de Payens, is inducted into a powerful secret society in his fatherâs castle in Anjou. The Order of Rebirth in Sion draws its membership from the ranks of some of Franceâs most powerful families, with only one son from each generation eligible to be selected, and its membersâ loyalty to the ancient brotherhood transcends loyalty to both Church and state. When the new Pope calls for knights to join his Crusade to redeem the Holy Land, Hugh is commanded by the Order to go along and finds himself in hellish battle in Jerusalem.
Sickened by the slaughter of innocents and civilians and appalled by the savagery of his fellow Christians, Hugh appeals to the Order to allow him and a few of the brotherhood to follow a different path. Determined to remain true to their own beliefs, they become the Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ, a unique order of fighting monks, and use the skills honed in battle to defend and protect pilgrims on the road to Jerusalem. But the Order has a different plan, and soon the brethren are charged with an outlandish and dangerous taskâa seemingly impossible mission to uncover a treasure hidden in the very center of Jerusalem, a treasure that might not only destroy the Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem but also threaten the fabric of the Church itself.
Categories:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Fantasy
- General
- Fantasy
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Author : Whyte, Jack
Language : English
Edition : First Thus
Published :2007-07-31
Number Of Pages : 768
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0143017365
ISBN-13 : 9780143017363
Item weight : 1.05 lb
Dimensions : 2.1 in x 2.2 in x 7.5 in
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