Crusade of Fire: Mystical Tales of the Knights Templar by Katherine Kurtz (Editor)

The Knights' Tales

The King of Jerusalem

"The White Knights" by Katherine Kurtz: A Veteran Crusader, Hugues de Payens, wants to use his newly formed band of "holy soldier" to win him land and wealth--until a sacred messenger reveals the true purpose of Hughes's Knights Templar...

Richard the Lionhearted

"In the Presence of Mine Enemies" by Susan Shwartz: Once upon a time, valiant Ivanhoe saved beautiful Rebecca from the obsessed Templar Brian du Bois-Guilbert. Now discover what happens after the story ends...

Robert the Bruce

"The Last Voyage" by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison: Did the Templar fleet sink in a storm off the coast of Scotland--or are the Templars even now sailing between the stars, bearing the heart of King Robert to the worlds of the Keltiad?

Lord Kitchener

"Sleeping Kings" by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald: Covert supernatural gumshoes Peter Crossman and Sister Mary Magdalene must find out why a fake True Cross, the Rudyard Kipling Society, and a First World War naval tragedy are clues in the quest for for a lost Templar relic--the Spear of the Sleeping Kings...

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Katherine Kurtz
• White Knights: Katherine Kurtz
• Harvest of Souls: Deborah Turner Harris
• In the Presence of Mine Enemies: Susan Shwartz
• The Last Voyage: Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
• Bones of Contention: Richard Woods
• Occam's Treasure: Robert Reginald
• Stella Maris: Scott MacMillan
• Sleeping Kings: Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald

Crusade of Fire: Mystical Tales of the Knights Templar (Tales of the Knights Templar) by Katherine Kurtz

The Secret Knights Seven hundred years ago, the pope officially disbanded the Knights Templar, the fabled order of mystic warrior-monks, and yet legends persist that the Templars have been ever among us, arriving at history's turning points to guide destiny in Good's eternal war against Evil... Adventures of the Templars Katherine Kurtz, bestselling author of the classic Deryni series and coauthor of The Temple and the Stone, presents the third all-new collection of Templar tales by historical fantasy's top authors. From the days of Saladin and Richard the Lionhearted, Ivanhoe, and Robert the Bruce, to WW I's Lord Kitchener and the star-faring Kelts, the Knights Templar continue their heroic, never-ending crusade to defend humanity from the Darkness. ISBN 0-446-61090-9

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