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The Youngest Templar
By (Author) Michael P Spradlin
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
1st November 2009
Australia
Children
Fiction
813
Paperback
288
Width 130mm, Height 200mm, Spine 15mm
326g
Fourteen-year-old Tristan doesn't have much of a life. He has never known his parents, and spends his days mucking out the stables in a monastery. So when an unexpected chance to go on Crusade with the Knights Templar comes up, Tristan seizes it with both hands, plunging himself into a series of extraordinary travels and adventures. When his dying master, Sir Thomas, entrusts Tristan with the legendary treasure known throughout the ages as the Holy Grail, the young knight must escape the bloody siege at Acre and head for Scotland, where the Grail will be safe. Together with Robard Hode, the best archer in the King's army, and the mysterious Assassin Maryam, Tristan flees across Europe, barely one step ahead of his enemies, who will stop at nothing to claim the Grail for themselves.
Michael P Spradlin is the author of several books for children, including the Spy Goddess Manga series, published by HarperCollins. Spy Goddess: Live and Let Shop was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Teen Mystery of the Year. Michael works as a National Account manager for the adult division of HCUS and lives in Michigan.