For power.
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..
And when the murder of a king engulfs Western Gotaland 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.
But the world awaiting him is a place at odds with his monastic ways.
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.
The epic story of the Knights Templar.
For glory.
For passion.
For power