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crown of the world knight of the temple
here is the tale of godfrey de montferrat a boy who became both a monk and a knight who swore an oath to defend the kingdom of jerusalem . it is also the tale of that kingdom which men called outremer the land beyond the sea . with the miraculous success of the first crusade all said that the heroic tales of old had come to life in that place . by godfreys time the late 12th century the kingdom is dying chivalry fading hope growing cold and foes pressing hard from every side . but godfrey stands in contradiction to the prevailing rot a young man striving to live up to the heroic ideal . surrounded by greed and corruption godfrey must determine where his true loyalties lay to friends to prince to love to god around godfrey swirl the loves betrayals triumphs and disasters of the kingdoms waning years . knight of the temple weaves together an exciting multi layered and historically faithful tale of the land beyond the sea . from the desert wastes of egypt to the bustling streets of medieval antioch to the holy city of jerusalem itself nathan sadasivan paints a vivid portrait of the crusades strewn with unforgettable characters amalric the ill tempered king of jerusalem ; malik the proud young saracen ; jacques godfreys childhood friend ; tristan the single minded swordmaster and andronicus the enigmatic byzantine prince among many others knight of the temple is the first book in the crown of the world trilogy .
paperback arx pub 2009 isbn13 9781889758923 isbn10 1889758922
book type fi isbn 13 9781889758923 number of pages 283 publisher arx pub