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Longsword: Edward and the Assassin
โ Scribed by Dimitar Gyopsaliev
- Publisher
- Dimitar Gyopsaliev
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 269 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
City of Acre, Holy Land, Friday, 17th of June, in the year 1272 of the incarnation of Christ, on the eve of Edwards birthday. The Crusaders and Mamluks have recently signed a peace treaty when Peter Longsword, an orphan raised in a monastery, is caught in the storm of an assassination attempt on the royal Crusader. When he saves the life of the crown prince of England on his first day as a guard in the royal household, Peter is drawn irreversibly into a deep plot to discover who ordered the assassination and why.
Peter encounters knights, mercenaries, infidels, and nobility and he learns about treachery, love, and loyalty in his journey toward the truth of his own origins as well as the truth of the murder attempt. With the help of his new friends, Peter will ride to the edge of the realm to prove the strength of his bloodline. Enemies will unite and new alliances will be forged in the struggle for power and peace. Longsword shows you the world of sword brothers bravery and the power of friendship.
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