The year is 1274 and in the fortified city of Acre, the last major stronghold of the Crusaders in Palestine, an epic
conflict is just 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 that they have been betrayed. King Edward of England, their once
trusted patron, has made a promise to the pope that he will lead a new Crusade, while in Acre itself an even greater
threat is growing. A ruthless cabal of Western merchants, profiteering from slaves and armaments, has devised a shocking
plan to reignite hostilities in the Holy Land. Meanwhile, in Egypt, Sultan Baybars is caught in a power struggle. His
eldest son, and heir to the kingdom, 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. With the sultan's son scheming against his own family, old scars of the Crusades are quickly uncovered and new
wounds appear. 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. And when his old friend - and foe - Garin de Lyons arrives on
a mission for King Edward, Will's life begins a devastating slide towards chaos and destruction.

The Reader
Jonathan Keeble has featured in over 350 radio plays for the BBC and has twice been a member of the Radio Drama Company
as well as playing the evil Owen in The Archers. Jonathan is also the voice for the audiobook of The Joy of Sex, but
refuses to say how he got the job.

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