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The concluding volume in Robyn Young's epic, internationally bestselling Brethren trilogy. After years of fighting in the desert sun - and secretly working for peace with the Brethren - Will Campbell returns to find his Scottish homeland under attack by his enemy, King Edward I. Betrayed by those he has served since boyhood, torn apart watching his daughter plunge into a dangerous affair, Will must now forge his own path to peace - even if it leads through another battlefield.

A.D. 1262: In the dusty heat of French fields, knights battle for supremacy in a fierce tournament. At its violent heart is Edward of England, who leads his men under the banner of the dragon, a potent reference to the legendary King Arthur. As heir to the throne, Edward has a vision for his future kingdom – a vision sprung from the words of an ancient prophecy written in the time of Arthur himself – that will change the face of Britain forever. A.D. 1286: Scotland is in the grip of the worst winter in living memory.....

Born to fight. Sworn to protect. Destined to be betrayed. Will Campbell is a Templar Knight, trained for war. But as a member of the secret brotherhood known as the Brethren, he is also a man of peace. After years of bloodshed, the Brethren have helped to create an uneasy truce between the Christian and Muslim forces in the Holy Land. But there are those on both sides for whom peace is not an option.

From the burning plains of Syria to the filthy backstreets of Paris and London, Brethren is the story of Will Campbell, coming of age in a time of conspiracy, passion, politics and war. Will has been brought up from boyhood in the ways of the all-powerful Order of the Knights Templar. With a tragedy in his past that looms over his future, he faces a long, hard apprenticeship to the foul-tempered scholar Everard, before he can have any chance of becoming a Knight.

Året er 1299, og kong Edward af England har ikke opgivet sin drøm om at samle de britiske øer under den engelske krone. Men hvor det for længst er lykkedes ham at knuse Wales, kæmper skotterne stadig indædt for deres selvstændighed. Samtidig er Skotland svækket indadtil. Den seneste konge døde i 1286, og de mange magtfulde skotske familier kan ikke blive enige om, hvem der skal være hans efterfølger. En af aspiranterne er Robert Bruce.

Året er 1286, og Skotland er ramt af en af de hårdeste vintre i mands minde. Alligevel rider kongen en sen aften ud i det isnende mørke, fordi hans dronning har sendt bud efter ham. Han ved ikke, at det i virkeligheden er et baghold, og på vejen bliver han myrdet af en af sine egne mænd. Kongens død efterlader Skotland uden tronarving, og stridighederne ulmer mellem forskellige skotske familier, som alle mener at have et krav på tronen. Samtidig har den engelske konge ambitioner om at inddrage landet under England, og snart bryder borgerkrigen ud i lys lue.

Acre 1274. Efter mange års blodig krig er det lykkedes det hemmelige broderskab at opnå våbenhvile mellem kristne og muslimer i Det Hellige Land. Men den unge tempelridder Will Campbell frygter, at de er blevet forrådt. Den engelske konge forbereder et nyt korstog, og i selve Acre lurer en endnu større fare. En skare vesterlandske handelsmænd, som har tjent gode penge på våben og slaver, udtænker en plan, som skal få hadet blandt Østens muslimer til at blusse op på ny. Og i Egypten konspirerer sultan Baybars’ søn mod sin egen far for at få ham til at angribe de kristne og uddrive dem fra Det Hellige Land en gang for alle.