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‘He has a remarkable grasp of the mindset of the period and always puts the emphasis where it would be for the people involved at hat time, rather than ours. Some readers may find that disorienting, but a capacity for disturbing readers’ assumptions is even more a hallmark of good historical fiction than the inclusion of the Knights Templar’
Diana Gabaldon
'Thrilling and inspiring, bloody and romantic; utterly of its time and utterly modern’
Tom Holland
'Destined to become a classic, a brilliant and dramatic recreation of the medieval world' Sharon Penman
“Destined to become a classic, The Road to Jerusalem is a brilliant, dramatic recreation of the medievil world, offering suspense, intrigue, a touching love story, and an extremely appealing young hero. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.” - Sharon Kay Penman, New York Times bestselling author of Devil’s Blood
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'He has a remarkable grasp of the mindset of the period and always puts the emphasis where it would be for the people involved at hat time, rather than ours. Some readers may find that disorienting, but a capacity for disturbing readers' assumptions is even more a hallmark of good historical fiction than the inclusion of the Knights Templar' Diana Gabaldon 'Thrilling and inspiring, bloody and romantic; utterly of its time and utterly modern' Tom Holland 'Destined to become a classic, a brilliant and dramatic recreation of the medieval world' Sharon Penman "Destined to become a classic, The Road to Jerusalem is a brilliant, dramatic recreation of the medievil world, offering suspense, intrigue, a touching love story, and an extremely appealing young hero. I cannot recommend this book highly enough." - Sharon Kay Penman, New York Times bestselling author of Devil's Blood
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read the whole trilogy - and the following book about Arn Magnusson's son, all in Norwegian language. Loving fiction, but being interested in ancient history, these books appealed to me like the books about indians when I was a child (long ago now). Most interesting is that even if the first book is excellent, the two (three) following are even more exciting. They give insight not only into Swedish and Nordic history, but also The "political world" of the 12th century. It even made me reflect about today's Middle East conflict; the leaders in Israel and Palestine could maybe learn something about how things might be solved to the better - together - by reading these, especially the Knight's Templar. And not to forget, the plots and the the personalities described in detail are fantastic, I really came to know them all in person while reading.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
With its North European setting, this book provides an interesting perspective on the existing Medieval/Crusades fiction genre. It is mostly fairly captivating, with a well developed plot and cast of main characters. However, at points the book suffers from what I believe are editorial or perhaps translation mistakes, with certain sequences, statements and sentences lacking their apparently intended impact and a few sub-plots here and there simply vanish without being concluded, and are not mentioned again. This makes parts of the book a little confusing, but the novel remains a decent read.
One final point is that you should not expect conclusiveness from this book. Even as the first part of a trilogy, the plot is left wide open and you are left somewhat with the impression that what you've read was more of an extended introduction than a full novel.
One final point is that you should not expect conclusiveness from this book. Even as the first part of a trilogy, the plot is left wide open and you are left somewhat with the impression that what you've read was more of an extended introduction than a full novel.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Road to Jerusalem is the first in a trilogy of historical novels tracking the life of Arn, from boyhood to his participation in the crusades. It gives a unique insight into the historical realities of the day, from papal influence to pagan kings, the rise of Islam and militant Christianity and their crossroads in the battles for control of Jerusalem.
The characters are well developed, the historical detail legion and the intrigue spun like the finest tapestry of the time round plots and subplots with a firm thread holding it all together and making it an absolute pleasure to read.
The characters are well developed, the historical detail legion and the intrigue spun like the finest tapestry of the time round plots and subplots with a firm thread holding it all together and making it an absolute pleasure to read.
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The begining
This one is the first of the trilogy, From the start of the Knights Templar in France to the first of the crusades to bring order and religion. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Mr. Tony Dart
the road to jerusalem,crusaders trilogy,book 1
i knew that this book would be excellent as i had already , read the second and third books.i love this period of history and found it was well researched i also found it... Read more
Published 4 months ago by sheila d
I intend to follow Arn to Jerusalem and then back to Sweden
It takes some time to get into this book as background to Arn is slowly built up, but it is well worth keeping with the story as the 12th century drama unfolds and we follow Arn... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Nittygritty
A book with a lot of Deja vu.......
To understand my review ...you must have seen the movie The Kingdom of Heaven. I am thinking Ridley Scott has read this book too. Read more
Published 17 months ago by D. Tan
Brilliant
Whilst initially I wasn't sure as I started to read the first in the series, I became totally engrossed and read the next two in quick succession. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Heather
Hmm...
I tried to like this, I really did. For the first 100 pages or so I thought, fair enough, the author is just introducing the story. Read more
Published 20 months ago by EMW
Viking to Templer
I was a bit hesitant to read this book but gave it a go anyway, It started off quite Norse and paid a lot of attention to detail but as the book progressed it became a very vivid,... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Lurch
A new take on Scandinavian History -The Road to Jerusalem
The subject is Arne a child born in the C12th in what is now modern Sweden; the background is the warfare between opposing factions of the then geographical areas of the country as... Read more
Published on 11 May 2010 by Frances Green
The Road to Jerusalem
I found this quite slow but still intrigueing this being the first in the trilogy I thought the 2nd and 3rd would improve but they were equally quite slow.
Published on 1 May 2010 by H. J. Page
The Road to Jerusalem. book review
Highly recommended, as it is a very good story and easy to read. There is some good historical background written in very comprehensible language together with a nice love story.
Published on 26 Oct 2009 by A. Jaworska
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