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In 12th‑century England, Edmund, a fledgling coin minter, is accused of counterfeiting. To avoid punishment he becomes a squire to a knight bound for war with Richard the Lionheart. Traveling from London to Venice, Edmund accompanies his master on the Siege of Acre, where the novel portrays the harsh realities of the Crusades. As he witnesses the conflict’s horrors, Edmund questions the very nature of a “holy war.”
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Michael Cadnum
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