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Youngest Templar
3 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Youngest Templar series.
While delivering the Holy Grail to Rosslyn, Templar Squire Tristan battles the Shire Reeve in his friend Robard Hode's home of Sherwood, fights corrupt Templar Sir Hugh, and ponders his own unknown parentage. The tossed-salad plot sometimes wilts into lugubrious melodrama, but the rest of the time the characters' wisecracking voices keep the action moving.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(4)
4-6
Youngest Templar series.
Shipwrecked in France, Tristan--Knight Templar and keeper of the Holy Grail--falls in love with a Cathar girl. With his companions, archer Robard Hode and assassin maid Maryam, Tristan helps defend the Cathar fortress Montségur. Meanwhile, grail-hungry Sir Hugh is still on his trail. The expansive plot is heavily contrived at points, but fans will enjoy the fast-paced action and sassy comic dialogue.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(4)
4-6
Youngest Templar series.
Abbey-raised orphan Tristan joins crusading Templar Knights bound for the Holy Land. After Acre falls to siege, Tristan is entrusted with the Templars' greatest treasure: the Holy Grail. Joined by a king's archer and a girl assassin, Tristan must keep the Grail from his nemesis, Sir Hugh. Uneven in tone and narration, the book nonetheless contains enough adventure to hold readers' interest.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
3 reviews
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