For power. For passion. For glory.
The epic story of the Knights Templar.
Born in 1150 to a noble Swedish family and coming of age at a monastery
under the tutelage of a Cistercian monk and a former Knight Templar,
young Arn Magnusson is sent to fulfill his destiny beyond the cloister
walls. But the world awaiting him is a place at odds with his monastic
ways. And when the murder of a king engulfs Western Götaland into a
whirlwind of intrigue and ruthless power plays, headstrong and naive Arn
is forced to leave the woman he loves behind and take up arms to battle
infidels in the Holy Land.
The first book in the international bestselling Crusades Trilogy, this
thrilling epic of betrayal, faith, blood, and love sets "a Shakespearian
quest for power" (Corriere della Sera, Italy) against the backdrop of
the Holy Wars, witnessed through a vibrant, unorthodox lens.