Crusade: Brethren Trilogy Book 2 - Softcover

Crusade is a sweeping historical adventure as well as a cracking sequel - Financial Times Wonderful... loaded with atmosphere, action, and intrigue. The Crusades come alive - Steve Berry on BRETHREN El Cid meets The Da Vinci Code! Exciting, page-turning fiction - Simon Mayo's book panel, BBC Radio Five Live on BRETHREN If you love the Templars, the Crusades, and the Middle Ages, this is the book for you. Robyn Young is an exciting new voice that speaks loudly - Sharon Penman on BRETHREN BRETHREN is one of the best historical debuts in recent memory. Exciting and enthralling, it gripped me from the first page and left me waiting anxiously for the next instalment - John Connolly A sweeping historical adventure with strong characters and serious verve...hits all the big emotional points...Can't wait for the next two volumes! - Sarah Weinman on BRETHREN Richly worked and captivating...an epic story of war, intrigue and heroism - Good Book Guide on BRETHREN Pacy and well-written, with vivid, convincing characters, Brethren captures your interest until the last page. I eagerly anticipate the sequel, knowing I will not be disappointed - Alison Weir

It is 1274 and in the fortified 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. But Will now fears they have been betrayed. King Edward of England has promised the Pope that he will lead a new Crusade, while in Acre itself, a ruthless cabal of Western merchants, profiteering from slaves and armaments, is plotting to reignite hostilities in the Holy Land. Meanwhile, in Egypt, Sultan Baybars is caught in a power struggle. His son and heir has become involved in the dangerous designs of 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 but is forbidden to marry. Will finds himself caught at the centre of a devastating web of deception!