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Hardcover: 576 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399153969
ISBN-13: 978-0399153969
Product Dimensions: 23 x 16.2 x 4.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 822 g

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Veteran of eight Arthurian novels (The Lance Thrower, etc.), Whyte turns to the Crusades with this tedious first volume of a Knights Templar trilogy. In 1088, young knight Hugh de Payens is initiated into the secret Order of the Rebirth of Sion, who believe the Christian Church to be "an invalid creation... built upon a myth." Founded by Jewish families fleeing the Romans, the Order believes that the truth about Jesus and the founding of Christianity lie buried beneath the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. When Pope Urban calls for a Holy Crusade to liberate Jerusalem from the Muslims, the Order"given to interminable monologues"sees an opportunity to perhaps retrieve those ancient documents and sends Sir Hugh and others to join the Crusaders, yakking the whole way. After the bloody fall of Jerusalem, Sir Hugh establishes a new order of warrior monks as a cover for the excavation of the Temple Mount, and the race is on to find the hidden treasure, if it exists, before their activities are discovered. This tepid Templar foray will be crowded out at the gates. (Aug.)
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Readers of Whyte's Camulod series (eight novels set during the Arthurian period) will be very excited to jump into this, the first of a projected trilogy chronicling the birth of the Knights Templar. The novel begins in 1088, as Hugh St. Clair, a French nobleman, joins a mysterious society known as the Order. Soon Hugh is hip deep in the blood and gore of the First Crusade, which so scars him that he dedicates the rest of his life to serving God. But things don't go exactly according to plan, and soon Hugh is part of an elite band of monks whose religious devotion is matched by their skill at hand-to-hand combat. Whyte, a master at painting pictures on an epic-sized canvas, pulls the reader into the story with his usual deft combination of historical drama and old--fashioned adventure. One warning, though: when you put this one down, you may immediately begin salivating for volume 2. David Pitt
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4.0 out of 5 stars New ground for Whyte, Sep 3 2006

By	J. Scott Willis "Shield Anvil, Fener's Reve" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Knights Of The Black And White (Hardcover)

Ah, after finishing his Roman/Arthurian series (which is quite brilliant and one of my favourite series) I patiently waited for the first of his Templar books to arrive. It did arrive and I quickly devoured it. What a beginning, and I say that because I realize this is a trilogy and so what we get here is the very beginnings of another generational story (as it begins in 1099 at the formation of the knights templar, and we know from history that their demise did not occur until October on Friday the 13 of 1307 I believe). We get introduced, like the first two books of "A Dream of Eagles", to the forefathers of the story, Hugh De Payens, Godfrey St. Omer, and Stephen St. Clair (along with the other of the original 9 knights Templar). We spend the first quarter of the book in the company of the first two fellows, and the latter part mostly with St. Clair, and though you can feel the switch, which I think had to happen, you still fell as you did in Eagles Brood when Luceia and Publius took the back seat and role of teacher. It is very much the same here. Where as the earlier two fellows are very thoughtful about EVERYTHING they do, St. Clair is in turn reckless to a degree, and I liked that. The main female character in this one is the King of Jerusalem's second daughter Alice, and boy oh boy do we love to hate her. She is dripping with such nastiness. She is a very strong character, but in that villainous way.

Long story short, this book takes ideas from Holy Blood Holy Grail about what the grail actually IS and makes them rather fresh, because I think we ALL know now that the chances that it is a cup are slim to none, so this story is timely, for we have never before heard the story of the Templar knights, and if their story is half as intriguing as A Dream of Eagles was to Arthur, then we have begun something extrordinary.

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4.0 out of 5 stars knights and ladies, Nov 27 2006

By	RLH (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Knights Of The Black And White (Hardcover)

Don't be swayed too much by connections to Holy Blood, Holy Grail - this book is storytelling at its best - the things that little boys dream of - knights in shining armour and ladies - well 'lady' aka alice is a stretch...Lincoln's blood/grail is a treatise which at times reads like fiction - but that's as far as it goes - it's not good fiction and it does 'go on' at times -
I'm not a fast reader and i've finished this is a few days.
I have been to France a dozen times in the past several years and i ve read many (all?) the books associated with the Magdalene myth as well as the Cathar legend - although interesting, i found many of these books poorly written (read grammar!). Whyte writes using the Queen's English. He uses correct grammar and his vocabulary is extensive as is his knowledge of early Christianity, the Muslim world and the history of the first crusade. I can't wait for the next book in this series. I've just discovered Mr Whyte, so in the meantime, i ll get his other books.
I highly recommend this very enjoyable saga.
richard harrop (toronto)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great read, May 16 2007

By	Brian Luinstra (Kincardine, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Templar Trilogy 01 Knights Of The Black And White (Mass Market Paperback)

Good book - great character development and an interesting story. The book somewhat lacks a climax as, for myself anyway, the end was somewhat predictable. That being said I think the groundwork has been laid for an exciting second and third book and I will definitely be picking up the second of the trilogy as soon as it is released. The book is a more substantial read than the typical Knight's Templar or Da Vinci-type thriller but is worth the extra investment of time.

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