Standard of Honor (Templar Trilogy) [Kindle Edition]

Jack Whyte (Author)

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From Publishers Weekly

This second entry in Whyte's Templar trilogy (after Knights of the Black and White), covering Richard the Lionhearted's crusade, finds the author in top form. Alexander Sinclair, a Knight of the Temple, is part of a 50,000-man army headed to battle in the Lower Galilee. At stake for the Christian army is its claim to the Holy Land, now under the jurisdiction of Kurdish Saracen leader Saladin. The coming disaster will force English King Richard to raise an even larger army and set sail from England himself, along with Henry St. Clair, the English army's master-at-arms, and Henry's son, Andre, a member of the secret Templar society, Brotherhood of Sion. Whyte gilds the tangled political complications of the late 12th century with a rich trove of Templar lore—a treat for some readers, but superfluous for the more action oriented. And action is the point here: few authors can match Whyte when it comes to epic battle scenes involving blazing heat, choking dust, rearing horses and thousands of sword-wielding knights and Saracens locked in mortal combat. (Dec.)
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Product Description

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Knights Templar order member Sir Henry St. Clair is asked by Richard the Lionheart to join his army and free the Holy Land in a war. Sir Henry reluctantly agrees, but the many intrigues of Crusade leaders bring the St. Clair family and the Order to the edge of disaster.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 705 KB
• Print Length: 652 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0399154299
• Publisher: Jove; 1st edition (July 29, 2008)
• Sold by: Penguin Publishing
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000UZNQVU
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,047 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Jack Whyte is an actor, orator, singer, and poet and the author of the critically acclaimed Dream of Eagles series. He lives in Kelowna, British Columbia.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better sequal!!, October 6, 2008

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This review is from: Standard of Honor (Templar Trilogy, No 2) (Paperback)

It's hard to write a sequal which exceeds the original, but this happened here. The character development is exceptional for a work of historical fiction. His sense of place and time is excellent. Great read.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Good Enough to Finish. 2 stars goes to the first 100 pages which are excellent., July 28, 2009

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This review is from: Standard of Honor (Templar Trilogy, No 2) (Paperback)

I enjoyed the first book in this series and was excited to read the second, hopefully gaining an insight behind the mysterious treasure. The beginning of the book bodes well with a good story of Alex Sinclair ending in his being taken captive by a Saracen Emir---then we never hear of him again!

Instead we slog through bloated writing. Whyte uses a great method of repeatedly making you put in another page or two before getting to the point of a conversation between two characters. It does suck you in again and again. I'm upset to find that I have read 500 pages so far before I have to admit of how bored I am. OK, Richard the Lionheart was gay and it is an effort to get a large army to the crusades, that is all I have learned. I don't think this army will get to the holy land in this book! Nor at this point, do I care.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait for part 3., April 6, 2008

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This review is from: Standard of Honor (Templar Trilogy) (Hardcover)

Once again Jack Whyte's skill as a story-teller are woven together with little-known historical facts and attention to detail to turn out a riveting tale of political intrigue and action in the Crusades. Those who have experienced war in the desert will be amazed at how many things stay the same throughout the centuries, including ideaologies and petty jealousies. Present-day Templars may find some interesting revelations/viewpoints.