Medieval - Blood of the Cross
by Kevin Ashman
(The Medieval Sagas Book 1)1270 ADAntioch has fallen, Tripoli is under siege and Sultan
Baibaars targets his Mamluk hoards against Krak des Chevalier, the
Crusaders' greatest stronghold in Syria. The Holy Land is in turmoil and
desperately awaits the arrival of Edward Longshanks and his relieving
army of French and English Crusaders. This is a time of brutality, an age of chivalry. A time of strong men with stronger hearts, an era with no place for the weak. Yet
a thousand miles away, a fourteen year old boy learns a disturbing
secret that drives him on a Crusade of his own. A quest to avenge his
family, save his brother and in the process recover the holiest relic in
the history of Christendom.
Baibaars targets his Mamluk hoards against Krak des Chevalier, the
Crusaders' greatest stronghold in Syria. The Holy Land is in turmoil and
desperately awaits the arrival of Edward Longshanks and his relieving
army of French and English Crusaders. This is a time of brutality, an age of chivalry. A time of strong men with stronger hearts, an era with no place for the weak. Yet
a thousand miles away, a fourteen year old boy learns a disturbing
secret that drives him on a Crusade of his own. A quest to avenge his
family, save his brother and in the process recover the holiest relic in
the history of Christendom.