Book I in the Award-Winning Jerusalem Trilogy

B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree, Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice

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

He served a leper, but defied Richard the Lionheart.

He was a warrior and a diplomat both.

This is the first book of a three-part biography of the historical Balian d'Ibelin.