When the pope unexpectedly dies, a plot is put into play to seize the papacy. It is masterminded by a shadowy conspirator known as Irenaeus. Aided by members of Santa Muerte, a satanic brotherhood, Irenaeus is desperate to obtain a lost gospel written by one of the Three Magi which reputedly shatter
The Templar
β Scribed by P. C. Doherty
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press;Minotaur Books
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 183 KB
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
"Resurrectionist magic." _-- The New York Times Book Review
_It's 1095 and crusading fervor has swept Europe. Hugh de Payens and Godefroi of St. Omer, the soon-to-be founders of the Templar Order, and Hugh's younger sister, Eleanor, leave the security of their homes in Burgundy, France, with a plan to join Count Raymond of Toulouse's army, and march across the known world to Jerusalem.
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