Order in Chaos (A Templar Novel) - Softcover

Whyte, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0515148261 ISBN 13: 9780515148268

Publisher: Jove, 2010

Synopsis

The new Templar novel from the USA Today bestselling author

On the morning of October 13, 1307, every Templar knight in France is arrested by the order of King Philip IV, who then seizes all the Order's assets and set the Inquisition against them. Warned of the plot, Sir William St. Clair flees from France with the Temple's treasure, several hundred knights, and the widow Lady Jessica Randolph to seek sanctuary in Scotland. There, with his men deprived of everything they valued and held dear at home, he will lead them into battle as Templar Knights one last time in defiant support of a king who is not their own, but who has earned their trust.

About this title

About the Author

Jack Whyte was born and raised in Scotland and has lived in Canada since 1967. He has been an actor, orator, singer, poet, and businessman at various stages of his life, and he holds an honorary doctorate of letters for his contribution to Canadian popular fiction. A resident of Kelowna, British Columbia, he is the author of the internationally bestselling Dream of Eagles series and the Templar Trilogy. The Renegade is the second instalment in the Guardians series, set during the Scottish Wars of Independence.

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: Jove
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0515148261
• ISBN 13: 9780515148268
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 928