The Ring: The Last Knight Templar's Inheritance - Softcover

Molist, Jorge

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743297512 ISBN 13: 9780743297516

Publisher: Atria Books, 2008

Synopsis

The Ring follows a young New York lawyer who receives two rings -- one
from her fiancé and one that will lead her on an
unforgettable adventure.


On her twenty-seventh birthday, New York lawyer Cristina Wilson receives a diamond engagement ring from her fiancé, Mike, a wealthy stockbroker. Later that day, a messenger from Barcelona delivers a beautiful antique jewel, a ruby set in bone, from a mysterious sender. Cristina wears them both, unaware that they are incompatible. The ruby soon works its mysterious effects, giving her strange and unsettling dreams.

Cristina is swept away to Spain to attend the reading of her godfather's will, where she reunites with her first love, Oriol, and soon the powerful attraction that once overwhelmed them in their adolescent years is rekindled. Together Cristina and Oriol embark on an odyssey in search of a Templar treasure that has remained hidden for centuries in a place that only they can uncover. From New York lawyer to intrepid adventurer, Cristina experiences a profound journey of love, life, and death as she learns an unforgettable lesson that could redirect the course of her destiny.

About this title

About the Author

Jorge Molist is a native of Barcelona and currently runs the Spanish branch of a well-known American company. He lives in Spain. The Ring has been translated into twenty languages and sold in twenty-five countries. Visit his website at www.jorgemolist.com.

Reviews

Cristina Wilson, the heroine of Molist's subpar adventure novel, receives two rings on her 27th birthday: one an engagement solitaire from her longtime boyfriend, the other a ruby set-in-bone from her dead godfather, Enric. The arrival of Enric's ring sets in motion a chain of events (strange dreams among them) that sends Cristina to Barcelona for the reading of Enric's secret will. In Spain, Cristina is reunited with old flame Oriol, whom Cristina partners up with after reading a letter from Enric that tells her to [f]ind that treasure that I couldn't find. Molist throws many familiar obstacles in their path as they search out the treasure: paintings with hidden clues, a crooked art dealer, a mysterious guardian, modern-day Templars, the ancient diary of a Templar monk and a hidden treasure that may be the Holy Grail are all trotted out before the mystery is solved. Though the passages describing Barcelona are well done, the narrative's hobbled by weak prose (exclamation points are much abused), characters that act as pawns of the plot and improbable twists. There are much stronger contenders in the Templar subgenre. (May)
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First off, it should be noted that this novel has nothing to do with the American horror movie The Ring. This Ring, which first appeared in Spain in 2004, concerns a Barcelona-born woman, currently living in New York, who receives an odd gift: a ruby ring that appears to be very old. Even more odd, the gift comes from her godfather, who died many years ago. Returning to Spain, the woman hooks up with her cousin Oriol, with whom she once shared a romantic attraction, and together they pursue the mystery of the ring, with startling results (without giving too much away, let’s say that the Knights Templar, and a long-lost treasure, figure prominently in the ring’s history). It’s an appealing novel, combining historical and contemporary stories, with a likable protagonist; unfortunately, the flow of the story is often interrupted by the clunkiness of the translation, which frequently renders the author’s prose in a darker shade of purple than one hopes he intended. Still, readers intrigued by the Knights Templar will be amply rewarded, if they can concentrate on the story and not the style. --David Pitt

Edition details

• Publisher: Atria Books
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743297512
• ISBN 13: 9780743297516
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400