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Holy War

Jack Hight

In HOLY WAR, the final book of the Saladin Trilogy, telling the story of the legendary war leader who united Arabia, Saladin recaptures Jerusalem from the Crusaders, and prepares for his ultimate battle against Richard the Lionheart. A full-blooded historical adventure novel for all fans of Conn Iggulden, Bernard Cornwell, Anthony Riches, Ben Kane, Robyn Young and Simon Scarrow. While Saladin ruthlessly sets about uniting the whole of Arabia under his rule, the Kingdom of Jerusalem is torn apart by treachery and intrigue, and when the murderous knight Reynald of Chatillon raids a caravan heading from Damascus to Mecca and rapes Saladin's sister, the scene is set for war.

In June 1187, Saladin marches into the Kingdom with an army of over 24,000 and imposes a crushing defeat on the Crusader forces at the Horns of Hattin. It is only a matter of time before he marches on a panicked and demoralized Jerusalem.

But what about Saladin's longtime ally, the Saxon knight John of Tatewic? In the face of annihilation, is he friend or foe? It will take all John's knowledge of the man he calls his brother to negotiate a peaceful fate for Jerusalem - but this is not the end of the story. For in England the soon-to-be crowned King Richard has pledged revenge and a new Crusade . . .

  • Classification : General & Literary Fiction
  • Pub Date : DEC 5, 2013
  • Imprint : John Murray
  • Page Extent : 400
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781848545373
  • Price : INR 899
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Jack Hight

Jack Hight has a doctorate in history from the University of Chicago. He lives with his wife daughter and dog in Washington DC where he is currently finishing the Saladin Trilogy. Hight is the author of two acclaimed previous novels: Siege and the first part of his Saladin Trilogy Eagle.

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