"With over 600 5-Star ratings on GOODREADS, Swift's Hospitaller Saga is destined to be a classic." AD 1291. The Hospitaller Order is decimated. Acre is lost. The only home Foulques has ever known has been razed to the ground by the Mamluks. Only by the grace of God does he and a handful of knights manage to escape to the island of Cyprus. Once there, Foulques learns that Najya has been taken captive by none other than Badru Hashim, the Northman. Foulques immediately attempts to organize a rescue force but his uncle has seized control of the Order of Saint John and considers the risks too high. He is left with only two options: remain loyal to his uncle and the Order or forsake his oaths and strike out after Najya on his own. For Brother Foulques de Villaret, there is but one path he can live with. Unfortunately, waiting at its end is Badru Hashim.Hospitaller is the third book in the Hospitaller Saga, a series of action-packed adventure novels perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom. J. K. Swift lives in a log house well off the beaten path in central B.C., Canada. He has worked as a school teacher, jailhouse guard, Japanese translator, log peeler, accountant, martial arts instructor, massage therapist, technical editor, and has called a few Bingo games. He gets his story ideas while traveling in Europe, feeding his chickens, and cutting wood. A doomed mission. The Kingdom of Jerusalem hanging by a thread. One Knight Justice must face his greatest fears or die trying...Brother Foulques de Villaret just wants to stay in Acre and perform his sworn duties. Instead, the young Hospitaller Knight of Saint John must undertake a dangerous journey from the Holy Land to a remote village nestled in the Alps, the 'Spine of the World'. His mission: buy 500 peasant boys and return them to Acre to be trained as Soldiers of Christ.Pursued across the Mid-Earth Sea by slavers, Brother Foulques and his small band of Hospitallers are about to be thrust into a confrontation with the greatest warriors the East has ever known: the Mamluks.To survive, Brother Foulques must turn to risky alliances… and pray that his choices do not lead them all to destruction.Acre is the first book in the Hospitaller Saga, a series of breathtaking, historical novels set in the late 13th century. If you like action-packed adventure and authentically rich fiction, then you'll love J. K. Swift's historically epic masterpiece.
