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OverviewThe second volume of the Crusades Trilogy from bestelling Swedish author Jan Guillou. THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR follows Arn's adventures in the Holy Land, where he discovers that the infidel Saracens aren’t as brutish and uncivilised as he had been led to believe, and that in fact there is another, darker side to the teaching of the Cistercians. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jan GuillouPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Imprint: HarperCollins Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.330kg ISBN: 9780007285860ISBN 10: 0007285868 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 06 August 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews'He has a remarkable grasp of the mindset of the period and always puts the emphasis where it would be for the people involved at hat time, rather than ours. Some readers may find that disorienting, but a capacity for disturbing readers' assumptions is even more a hallmark of good historical fiction than the inclusion of the Knights Templar' Diana Gabaldon 'Thrilling and inspiring, bloody and romantic; utterly of its time and utterly modern' Tom Holland 'Destined to become a classic, a brilliant and dramatic recreation of the medieval world' Sharon Penman Destined to become a classic, The Road To Jerusalem, is a brilliant, dramatic recreation of the medievil world, offering suspense, intrigue, a touching love story, and an extremely appealing young hero. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Sharon Kay Penman, New York Times bestselling author of Devil's Blood 'He has a remarkable grasp of the mindset of the period and always puts the emphasis where it would be for the people involved at hat time, rather than ours. Some readers may find that disorienting, but a capacity for disturbing readers' assumptions is even more a hallmark of good historical fiction than the inclusion of the Knights Templar' Diana Gabaldon 'Thrilling and inspiring, bloody and romantic; utterly of its time and utterly modern' Tom Holland 'Destined to become a classic, a brilliant and dramatic recreation of the medieval world' Sharon Penman Author InformationJan Oscar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou was born in Sweden in January 1944. He made his name as a journalist and rose to fame when he exposed a secret intelligence organisation, was convicted of espionage and spent 10 months in prison, 5 of which were spent in solitary confinement. He is now a bestselling novelist and writes regularly for Sweden’s leading tabloid, commenting on current affairs. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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