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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Plume; Reprint edition (July 31, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0452288339
  • ISBN-13: 978-0452288331
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA first-rate peice of historical fiction
By Amazon Customer on July 17, 2006
Format: Hardcover
Be warned.

To open BRETHREN is to become trapped. From the beautiful excerpt of THE BOOK OF THE GRAIL in the Prologue, to the barbaric grandeur of the Mamluk-Mongol clash in Ayn Jalut in Chapter One, to the chase and murder in Saint-Martin's Gate of Paris in Chapter Two, Robyn Young's debut novel will ensnare you and will not let go until the final page is turned. As a work of historical fiction, it succeeds in being both an educational read and one that simply bears a very compelling story.

Will Campbell is a young man who is sworn to the Temple and eagerly wants to be knighted. He and his friend, Garin, who tend to find themselves in more trouble than they should, each follow a rough path toward knighthood. Will's father has gone to the Holy Land and is raised and mastered by Owein, who is tough but fair. Garin is mastered by Jacques, who is tough and seems to hold to the belief that to spare the rod is to spoil the child.

Jacques and Owein grow more concerned when they learn that the Book of the Grail has been stolen. Within that tome lies secrets that could unravel all that the Templars have worked for and expose something they've hidden that could change the world itself. Of equal concern is the movement of the Mamluk army of Kutuz, who has successfully defeated the Mongols and driven them back from the Holy Land. The need for a new Crusade is growing more obvious, yet the one thing standing in their way is dwindling coffers. King Henry III has been borrowing from the Templars but has yet to repay.

Yet all of our concern is not for Will and the defenders of Christianity. Young deftly shifts the viewpoint to that of Baybars and the Mamluk army and gives us insight into their motion, their motives and their own problems.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 stars"War only profits the victor, but peace can profit all."
By E. Bukowsky HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on July 14, 2006
Format: Hardcover
Robyn Young's epic novel of the Knights Templar, "Brethren," is the first part of a trilogy. It spans the years from 1260 to 1272 AD. The settings include London, Paris, and various locales throughout the Middle East. Young utilizes an old-fashioned storytelling style, with an omniscient narrator providing much of the background information. The central figure is Will Campbell, an apprentice in the Knights Templar, an order that was formed in the twelfth century after the First Crusade. According to Young's notes, the knights "followed both a religious rule and a strict military code." Although their initial mission was to protect Christians visiting the Holy Land, the Knights Templar evolved into "one of the wealthiest and most powerful organizations of their day," wielding great political, economic, and religious influence.

Will is a troubled young man who has had a serious rift with his father, James. Will's father leaves abruptly to wage war against Baybars Bundukdari, the Muslim leader of the Mamluk Empire. Baybars is a fierce, brilliant, and uncompromising warrior, a man who wishes to rid the Middle East of all Christians. Will longs to become a knight and fight side-by-side with his father, but his desires are thwarted time and again. He falls in love with a beautiful and courageous young woman named Elwen, but they have many obstacles to overcome before they can be together.

"Brethren" is a thoroughly researched and sweeping tale about an era that eerily resembles ours. Islamic fundamentalists declare Jihad against their Western enemies. Clashing armies cruelly cut one another's soldier's down in bloody confrontations. Powerful men engage in conspiracies, betray one another, and resort to violence to achieve their aims.Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsThey Needed Dr. Phil in Acre
By Rathko on May 9, 2009
Format: Paperback
While Robyn Young may have rigorously researched exactly who was where during the 1260s, she failed to invest similar efforts in researching the medieval mind. It doesn't really bother me when authors switch events around and monkey with chronology for the sake of a good story. What drives me insane is having characters raised on misery, disease, the Church and death, communicate with each other as though they'd just left their therapist's couch. The idea that all these knights were running around Outremer giving vent to their daddy issues and frustrated gay crushes, pining over whores with hearts of gold and crying about how they've never been loved is ridiculous. It's the very worst of touchy-feely revisionist history - trying to enforce twentieth century values on thirteenth century heroes to make them more palatable - and it's laughable.
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5.0 out of 5 starsterrific thirteenth century thriller
By A Customer on July 12, 2006
Format: Hardcover
In 1260 two dedicated men, believers in the righteousness of their religious cause, join opposite sides in the Holy Land war. In the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Egyptian Sultan Baybars Bundukdari commands forces dedicated to the Prophet Mohamed with fervor to rid their homeland of the invading western infidels. In London, Knights Templar Sir William Campbell joins the western army crusading to take back the Holy Land from the Muslim horde.

At the same time these two committed individuals begin the trek towards religious combat and more in the Holy Land, a theft in Paris of the Book of the Grail could prove even more confrontational and definitely impact the two adversaries. This tome describes the heretical plan to radically change the world in the image of the top secret Knights Templar sect the Brethren. Thus on 3 September 1260, three events in three different locations that tenuously tie together will impact religion and people, if successful, as much as Mohamed, Moses, and Jesus have.

Above is the opening sequence to one of the best Templar tales on the market in recent years. Robin Young easily switches perspective predominantly between the two enemies so that readers fully understand the motivations of both sides. The story line is fast-paced filled with historical tidbits and the preparation for battle and the skirmishes, but also has a romantic sidebar between the idealistic Templar and the Sultan's niece and a mystery as William seeks to find the Book of the Grail. BRETHREN is more than just an epic adventure of the Knights Templar; it is a terrific thirteenth century thriller.

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