About this title: From the author of the immensely popular Camulod Chronicles comes the first novel in an action-packed historical trilogy about the rise and fall of the Knights Templar. Book One takes readers from the inception of the Order through the First Crusade.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2006-08-08
ISBN-13:9780399153969ISBN:0399153969
Description: Good. Minimal damage to the cover, dust jacket not necessarily included minimal wear to binding, majority of pages undamaged, minimal to no highlighting/underlining of text, no missing p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2006-08-08
ISBN-13:9780399153969ISBN:0399153969
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780399153969ISBN:0399153969
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 548 p. Templar Trilogy, 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2006-08-08
ISBN-13:9780399153969ISBN:0399153969
Description: Very Good. This is a very nice hardcover copy. Binding is tight and square. No names, no marks, no stickers. Text is clean and bright. DJ is VG. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780399153969ISBN:0399153969
Description: New in fine dust jacket. In excellent, the book is new, the dustcover has a very minor tear. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 548 p. Templar Trilogy, 1. Audience: General/trade. Ships with Delivery Confirmation. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780399153969ISBN:0399153969
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 548 p. Templar Trilogy, 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Jack really knows his history and does a great job of protraying the history through the eyes of his characters. Is a very long book but I was entertained throughout."
"The Templar Knights are a subject I find endlessly fascinating, so I eagerly seek out books about the subject whether the books are fiction or nonfiction. This fiction novel details the formation of the Knights, starting as a secret society in France, moving the story to Israel and the Middle East, and ending with the discovery of the "treasure" that would allow the Knights to become a powerful force for many decades. As these events unfold, the story follows Hugh de Payens, beginning with him as a teenager and ending with him in his 50s. Throughout the book we are introduced to other characters who play pivotal roles in the creation of the Templar Knights. The book is well-written and intricately detailed, plunging the reader right into the lives of these men and women who lived in a brutal era. You get a real sense of time and place, thanks in part to Whyte's descriptive prose. It took me a long time to read this book because Whyte's sentences are flowing, meaning there are many sentences that are 50 words long. Numerous times I had to go back and re-read sentences. Whyte writes very well, but the man loves commas. The most interesting aspect of the book was its take on the Christian religion. It's incredibly thought-provoking and probably a bit controversial to many readers. In fact, it probably could be considered blasphemous and offensive. I, however, found the ideas posited by Whyte intriguing and very credible and plausible. There were many ideas I had never really considered and the explanation for the Knights was revelatory. Since this is the first book in the trilogy, the story ends with the discovery that would "change the world." I'm eager to read the next two novels to see how Whyte brings the reader to the destruction of this group hundreds of years later. I highly recommend this book to fans of this secret organization and lovers of this time period."
"After reading the Dream of Eagles series, I was very eager to try another of Whyte's historical epic series. I haven't been as keen about this one as I was the other, but since I LOVED the other set, I had no-where to really go from there. I do like Whyte's manner of storytelling, I find I sail on through his chapters, swept up in the language and the tale he weaves. I didn't get so attached to the characters in this set, as they change more often than in the other. But, as a fan of Whyte, I cannot say that I won't wait to see what magic he produces next. Fortunately, I still have the third in this series to read ahead of me."
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