Envoy of Jerusalem (Balian d'Ibelin)

Envoy of Jerusalem (Balian d'Ibelin)

Hollywood made him a blacksmith; Arab chronicles said he was "like a king."

He served a leper, but defied Richard the Lionheart.

He fought Saladin to a standstill, yet retained his respect.

Rather than dally with a princess, he married a dowager queenâ€”and founded a dynasty.

He was a warrior and a diplomat both: Balian dâ€™Ibelin

Balian has survived the devastating defeat on the Horns of Hattin, and walked away a free man after the surrender of Jerusalem, but he is baron of nothing in a kingdom that no longer exists. Haunted by the tens of thousands of Christians now enslaved by Saladin, he is determined to regain what has been lost. The arrival of a vast crusading army under the soon-to-be-legendary Richard the Lionheart offers hope -- but also conflict, as natives and crusaders clash and French and English quarrel.

This is Part III of a biographical novel about Balian d'Ibelin. The first two books in the series, Knight of Jerusalem and Defender of Jerusalem, were both BRAG Medallion honorees. Defender of Jerusalem won the 2016 Chaucer Award for Historical Fiction set in the Middle Ages and was also awarded the Silver (second place) for Spiritual/Religious Fiction in the 2016 Feathered Quill Book Awards. It was a finalist for the 2016 M.M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction.

About the Author

Award-winning novelist Helena P. Schrader has a PhD in history. She has published nonfiction books on the German resistance to Hitler, the Berlin airlift, and women in aviation in World War II. Her novels are set in ancient Sparta, the Crusades, and WWII. Visit her website, helenapschrader.com, for more information and reviews of her publications. Helena is a career diplomat currently serving in Africa. For more about the crusader kingdoms, visit defenderofjerusalem.com or follow her blog: defendingcrusaderkingdoms.blogspot.com.

Country	USA
Author	Helena P. Schrader
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781627873987
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct	0
Label	Wheatmark, Inc.
Manufacturer	Wheatmark, Inc.
NumberOfPages	514
PublicationDate	2016-07-27
Publisher	Wheatmark, Inc.
ReleaseDate	2016-07-27
Studio	Wheatmark, Inc.

Envoy of Jerusalem (Balian d'Ibelin)

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