Knights of the Cross: The Novel of the Crusades - Hardcover

Harper, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312338708 ISBN 13: 9780312338701

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2006

Synopsis

In late-eleventh-century Byzantium, Demetrios Askiates is assigned to investigate the murder of a Norman knight during a disastrous winter campaign, following a trail of jealousy, betrayal, and fanaticism to find a

About this title

Review:

"gripping for its powerful portrayl of the Crusade leaders ... its time we had a new Crusade series of novels and this is a great example" (Independent)

"Excellent. Like Steven Saylor, the master of the ancient Roman historical Harper effortlessly draws the reader into an unfamiliar time, bringing alive the characters and their motivations." (Publishers Weekly)

"Tom Harper's speciality is a hitherto unvisited era in historical crime fiction. It's a world which Harper brings exuberantly to life, clearly revelling in its teeming, tumultuous extravagance" (Yorkshire Evening Post)

From the Publisher:

The extraordinary story of the crisis of the First Crusade, a powerful novel of intrigue, sacrifice, savagery and holy war, by the author of the Mosaic of Shadows.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0312338708
• ISBN 13: 9780312338701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 370