{"product_id":"quest-for-the-true-cross-the-templar-series-part-one-9780957272019","title":"Quest for the True Cross: The Templar Series: Part One","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe horrors of the Crusades have left their mark on Templar William de Mandeville, but in returning home to England he only encounters more woe when he finds his father and older brother have blackened the family name.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermined to set things right, William saves a peasant boy from his sadistic brother's clutches and flees to Portugal. From here he plans to once again fight alongside his Christian brothers in the hopes of retrieving the holy cross of Christ, which the Saracens have stolen. Surely, such an act will restore his good name. But can he overcome his past failings as a warrior and survive long enough to find the sacred relic amid the burning city of Al-Usbuna?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuest for the True Cross\u003c\/i\u003e plunges headlong into the religious and political pandemonium of the twelfth-century, cleverly depicting both sides of the Crusades in a way that doesn't set one above the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony McMahon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony McMahon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780957272019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer BBC producer Tony McMahon is an award-shortlisted author living in south London. After working for twenty years as a news journalist for the \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSky News\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he now pursues his avid interest in politics, religion, and history by writing books, and has already published two biographies: \u003ci\u003eOriginal Rude Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of legendary vocalist Neville Staple, and \u003ci\u003eNo Place to Hide\u003c\/i\u003e, about middleweight champion boxer Errol Christie, which was shortlisted for best UK sports biography of 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMcMahon manages the medieval blog thetemplarknight.com and has traveled extensively in Europe and the Middle East to research the sites featured in his first historical novel, \u003ci\u003eQuest for the True Cross\u003c\/i\u003e. He is already working on another nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eThe Battle for British Islam\u003c\/i\u003e, which he is coauthoring with Sara Khan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tony McMahon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40270679048307,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9fc3af9f-8b56-45b3-a86f-39139b8f6e78.jpg?v=1657807996","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/quest-for-the-true-cross-the-templar-series-part-one-9780957272019","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}