Order in Chaos (Templar Trilogy) - Hardcover

Whyte, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399155775 ISBN 13: 9780399155772

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 2009

Synopsis

The third novel in the thrilling historical trilogy about the rise and fall of the powerful and mysterious Templars, from the author of the immensely popular Camulod Chronicles.

Order in Chaos begins just prior to Friday the thirteenth of October 1307, the original Day of Infamy that marked the abrupt end of the Order of the Templars. On that day, without warning, King Philip IV sent his armies to arrest every Templar in France in a single morning. Then, with the aid of Pope Clement V, he seized all the Temple assets and set the Holy Inquisition against the Order.

Forewarned at the last minute by the Grand Master himself, who has discovered the king's plot too late to thwart it, Sir William St. Clair flees France with the Temple's legendary treasure, taking with him several hundred knights, along with the Scots-born widow of a French Baron, the Lady Jessica Randolph. As time passes and the evidence of the French King's treachery becomes incontestable, St. Clair finds himself increasingly disillusioned and decides, on behalf of his Order, to abandon the past. He releases his men from their "sacred" vows of papal obedience and leads them into battle as Temple Knights one last time, in support of King Robert Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn. And in the aftermath of victory, he takes his surviving men away in search of another legend: the fabled land, mentioned in Templar lore, that lies beyond the Western Ocean and is known as Merica.

About this title

About the Author

Jack Whyte was born and raised in Scotland. He is the author of nine Arthurian novels set in Roman Britain, the Camulod series. Whyte's novels are also published in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Brazil, and Russia.

Review

"A meaty book, full of details you wouldn't expect to find in an adventure so action-packed: what the knights wore, every layer down to their skin, for example, and how ladies of the period prepared their makeup and hair." - BC Book World (Autumn 2009)

“To read Jack Whyte is to surrender to a storyteller of the old school. His writing is firmly rooted in the basics of good storytelling: strong characterization, effective plotting, and excellent writing.” - Quill & Quire

“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.” - Booklist

“It is here that the origin of the Knights Templar is revealed...Taut and gripping...” - Vancouver Sun

“Enough loose ends and cliff-hanging dramatic turns to guarantee an audience for volume two.” - The Globe and Mail

“Whyte’s Templar trilogy... finds the author in his top form. Few authors can match Whyte when it comes to epic battle scenes involving blazing heat, choking dust, rearing horses and thousands of sword-wielding knights and Saracens locked in mortal combat.” - Publishers Weekly

"Whyte brings his Templar trilogy to a rousing conclusion. ...Readers are in for a thrilling, exhilarating ride. There’s a reason why Whyte’s historical novels are so popular: he adroitly juggles fact and fiction, using real events as a jumping-off point for stories that feel historically right. Fans of the previous two novels who have been clamoring for this one since 2007 will not be disappointed." - Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0399155775
• ISBN 13: 9780399155772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560