Book description
The third instalment of Jack Whyte's templar trilogy.
The Order - a secret society of men from ancient, noble families, drawn
together to safeguard the Christian Church's most precious secrets - has
been decimated by a King's petulant will. Its members are being
persecuted and most have been forced to flee for their lives as their
leaders are burnt at the stake.
But the Order's secrets must continue to be protected and hidden; so as
their world falls apart, the dangerous task of smuggling the sacred
treasure out from under the nose of a vengeful king falls to just a few
brave men. Jack Whyte was born and raised in Scotland, and educated in
England and France. He migrated to Canada from the UK, in 1967, as a
teacher of High School English, but he only taught for a year before
starting to work as a professional singer, musician, actor and
entertainer. In the early 1970s, Whyte researched, wrote, directed and
appeared in a one man show based on the life and times of Robert Burns,
Scotland's national poet.
Whyte's interest in the history of Britain springs from his early
Classical education in Scotland during the 1950s, and he has pursued his
fascination with those times ever since. Whyte is married, with five
adult children, and lives in British Columbia, Canada.
