The Crusader's Blade
(2015)(The first book in the Turin Shroud Trilogy series)
A novel by James Mercer
The year is 1202, the Lionheart is dead and the Angevin Empire slowly crumbles. Robert of Oldfield is forced to flee England after killing a priest. Amongst his few possessions is a dagger which bears an unknown heraldic symbol. Joining a band of mercenaries destined for Venice he makes his way to where the Christians are assembling for the Crusade. On his journey from boy to manhood, he encounters a secret Brotherhood and their avowed enemy The Order of the Blooded Cross. Set against the backdrop of the ill-fated Fourth Crusade, “The Crusader’s Blade” is the first of three novels that draw heavily on historical detail, intermingling real and fictitious characters and events to give an enthralling portrait of the religious battles of the age.
Genre: Historical
Genre: Historical
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