| Description | HISTORICAL FICTION. It is 1274 and in the city of Acre, the last major stronghold of the Crusaders in Palestine, an epic conflict is beginning.Will Campbell is a Templar Knight, trained for war, but as a member of the mysterious group known as the Brethren, he is also a man of peace. After years of bloodshed, the Brethren have helped to create a truce between the Christians and Muslims. Meanwhile, in Egypt, Sultan Baybars is caught in a power struggle. His son has become involved with the insidious soothsayer, Khadir. While Baybars wants to take on the mighty Mongol empire, Khadir and others want to destroy the Christians once and for all. As war looms, Will is torn between his oath as a Templar, his secret role in the Brethren and his duty to Elwen, the woman he loves. He is caught at the centre of a web of deception and destruction, as he and all those around him rush headlong towards one of the most dramatic moments in history. |
