Product Description

The second volume of the crusades trilogy from bestelling Swedish author Jan Guillou. THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR follows Arn's adventures in the Holy Land, where he discovers that the infidel Saracens aren't as brutish and uncivilised as he had been led to believe, and that in fact there is another, darker side to the teaching of the Cistercians.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3854 in Books
• Published on: 2009-08-06
• Original language: Swedish
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

Review
'He has a remarkable grasp of the mindset of the period and always puts the emphasis where it would be for the people involved at hat time, rather than ours. Some readers may find that disorienting, but a capacity for disturbing readers' assumptions is even more a hallmark of good historical fiction than the inclusion of the Knights Templar' Diana Gabaldon 'Thrilling and inspiring, bloody and romantic; utterly of its time and utterly modern' Tom Holland 'Destined to become a classic, a brilliant and dramatic recreation of the medieval world' Sharon Penman Destined to become a classic, The Road To Jerusalem, is a brilliant, dramatic recreation of the medievil world, offering suspense, intrigue, a touching love story, and an extremely appealing young hero. I cannot recommend this book highly enough." Sharon Kay Penman, New York Times bestselling author of Devil's Blood

About the Author
Jan Oscar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou was born in Sweden in January 1944. He made his name as a journalist and rose to fame when he exposed a secret intelligence organisation, was convicted of espionage and spent 10 months in prison, 5 of which were spent in solitary confinement. He is now a bestselling novelist and writes regularly for Sweden's leading tabloid, commenting on current affairs.

Customer Reviews

A satisying historical novel with great depth of storyline
I was sceptical when I started reading the first book of this trilogy thata fundamentally interesting story by a foreign writer would be spoilt byuninspriring translation, as I had found with the Ramses series by C Jacqfor example.
This second book in the series follows the seperate livesof Arn and Cecilia through political changes, major battles and personalupheaval. The storytelling pace does not let up as the book progresses andthe reader is left wanting to commence with the trilogy's conclusionstraight away.
If you enjoy historical novels with depth and accuracy,the Knight Templar, and indeed this trilogy is highly recommended.

Islamic propaganda
Well written propaganda by a left wing writer, it is just as expected,
muslims good, christians bad,bad,bad except for one.

Life like history is not that simple.

The Templar Knight
Excellent read. Cannot wait to get my hands on No.3. I love the combination of Historical fact with a good believable story entwined with intrigue and romance.