Birth of the Kingdom
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Birth of the Kingdom
By (Author) Jan Guillou
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
15th February 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Fiction in translation
839.7374
Physical Properties
Paperback
512
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 31mm
350g
Description
The third volume of the crusades trilogy from bestselling Swedish author Jan Guillou.
Arn de Gotha has become one of the most feared warriors of the Knights Templar fighting to liberate Palestine with the Crusaders.
At the great battle for Jerusalem, a mammoth and bloody struggle where the Christians were finally defeated, Arn is saved from certain death by Saladin, his longtime enemy and trusted friend. Ravaged by wounds and sickness, Arn is at last granted his wish: to return at last to his homeland, it plagued by endless wars.
Arn is determined to find her - the woman for whom he was exiled. He must discover if their love could endure so long a separation, and if it can sustain his new quest: the create a new people, a new society, both Christian and Muslim, both craftsmen and warriors, with Arn at its helm, fighting for peace in a savage land.
A fitting conclusion to a great trilogy, a bestseller all over Europe, and now the basis for a major film.
Reviews
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
Author Bio
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 Swedens leading tabloid, commenting on current affairs.
