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1095 and crusading fervour has swept Europe. Christ’s fief of Jerusalem has been seized by the Infidels. The Frankish Knights of the West are to march east to liberate the Holy City. Hugh de Payens and Godefroi of St Omer, the soon-to-be founders of the Templar Order, and Hugh’s younger sister, Eleanor, leave the security of their homes in Burgundy, France, with a plan to join Count Raymond of Toulouse's army, and march across the known world to Jerusalem.
Follow the crusaders as they march through Europe into the glories of Byzantium and onto Syria and witness the hardships, bloodshed and trickery they encounter on their treacherous travels to the Holy Land.
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Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.
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that is what John James Osborne said and I was reminded of that when reading Paul Doherty's "The Templar".
I am actually quite shocked that I had to say this as I am otherwise a huge fan of Paul Doherty and have more of less all of his books. But "The Templar" is unfortunately not one of them. It is terribly boring, is all over the place and does not have a great flow. It drags on and on and does not seem to get to the point. It was a real drag to finish this book. It is so non-Doherty like. I simply do not get it what possessed Doherty to write in such a way. He can do so much better as he has proved many times before. Doherty writes an awful lot and maybe he needs a little break. This is unfortunately a shocking disappointment.
I am actually quite shocked that I had to say this as I am otherwise a huge fan of Paul Doherty and have more of less all of his books. But "The Templar" is unfortunately not one of them. It is terribly boring, is all over the place and does not have a great flow. It drags on and on and does not seem to get to the point. It was a real drag to finish this book. It is so non-Doherty like. I simply do not get it what possessed Doherty to write in such a way. He can do so much better as he has proved many times before. Doherty writes an awful lot and maybe he needs a little break. This is unfortunately a shocking disappointment.
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I had a hard time finishing this book. Although the crusades (especially the first) are one of my main interests. In his appendix the author states that he based his book on Tyerman's 'A new history of the crusades'. I would recommend everyone to read Tyerman instead of Doherty. I really have the impression that Doherty made a (very) simplistic abbreviated version of the first chapters of Tyermans' masterpiece, mixed in some mystery, some love affair, et voilà, a new book.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Paul Doherty has written several best selling mystery series including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, and the Canterbury Tales of mystery and murder. As well as those he has also written several novels set in Ancient Egypt. In fact if there is a more prolific author than Mr. Doherty, I have yet to find them. Amazingly his books do not seem to suffer in the slightest from the speed in which he seems to write them. I cannot honestly say that there is one one I have not enjoyed and I think over the years I have read all of them at least once. He lives in England and was and may well still be the headmaster of a school in London. Though how he finds the time to do both is beyond me.
This is the first book in a new series about the Templar Knights. In fact starting in 1095 it encompasses the founding of the Templar Order. An order that was founded to aid the safe passage of pilgrims on their journey to the holy city.
1095 and the call to arms has swept across the whole of Europe. The Crusade is just beginning, to free Jerusalem from the grasp of the infidel. The Knights of Europe are gathering for what they feel is their duty to Christ the Lord, to free the Holy Land from the non believers. Hugh de Payens and Godefroi of St. Omer are two of the knights who will soon be at the forefront of the Templar Order. Other knights from all over Europe are leaving their lands and their loved ones and making haste towards Jerusalem.
This is a story of some of the hardships they have to face on their journey and some of the wonders that they encounter along the way. Sights that they would never have seen if they had not left their own lands to fight in the cause of the Lord. Some have safe passage but many of them will fight and die before they even see the holy city . . .
Paul Doherty can tell a good story as well as any author I know and though this book has only just been published, I can't wait for the next one in the series.
This is the first book in a new series about the Templar Knights. In fact starting in 1095 it encompasses the founding of the Templar Order. An order that was founded to aid the safe passage of pilgrims on their journey to the holy city.
1095 and the call to arms has swept across the whole of Europe. The Crusade is just beginning, to free Jerusalem from the grasp of the infidel. The Knights of Europe are gathering for what they feel is their duty to Christ the Lord, to free the Holy Land from the non believers. Hugh de Payens and Godefroi of St. Omer are two of the knights who will soon be at the forefront of the Templar Order. Other knights from all over Europe are leaving their lands and their loved ones and making haste towards Jerusalem.
This is a story of some of the hardships they have to face on their journey and some of the wonders that they encounter along the way. Sights that they would never have seen if they had not left their own lands to fight in the cause of the Lord. Some have safe passage but many of them will fight and die before they even see the holy city . . .
Paul Doherty can tell a good story as well as any author I know and though this book has only just been published, I can't wait for the next one in the series.
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I'm having a hard time reading and finishing this book. Not his best.
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Published on 12 Feb 2010 by Samuel Houston
Doherty Hits the Mark Again
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