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Overview

Edmund, an apprentice, is seized by the king's men and thrown in jail for his master's crime of counterfeiting. Then Edmund is unexpectedly released into the custody of Sir Nigel, a knight in search of a squire. Edmund will train as a squire and accompany the knight on a journey to fight alongside Richard the Lionheart on the Crusades. As they travel across Europe, Edmund is fascinated by all he sees, but he fears for his safety in the days that lie ahead. How can he possibly prepare for the untold horrors of war?"This is a pulse-pounding tale, vivid and visceral." -Booklist

"Fans of history and adventure will devour this well-crafted, dramatic quest." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

In twelth-century England, after his master, a maker of coins for the king, is brutally punished for alleged cheating, seventeen-year-old Edmund finds himself traveling to the Holy Land as squire to a knight crusader on his way to join the forces of Richard Lionheart.

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In twelfth-century England, after his master, a maker of coins for the king, is brutally punished for alleged counterfeiting, 17-year-old Edmund finds himself traveling to the Holy Land as squire to a knight crusader on his way to join the forces of Richard Lionheart. This sweeping medieval epic from the acclaimed author of Rundown, Heat, and In a Dark Wood, will be devoured by fans of history and adventure, alike.
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Edmund, a squire, awaits the joint punishment for his master's counterfeiting charges and escapes his fate when a knight asks him to join the Crusades. In a starred review, PW wrote, "The message about the romance vs. reality of war proves powerful, and fans of history and adventure alike will devour this well-crafted, dramatic quest." Ages 12-up. (Oct.)n Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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To quote KLIATT's May 2000 review of the hardcover edition: Young Edmund is an apprentice to a moneyer, a man who mints coins for King Richard in medieval Nottingham. But when the man is discovered to be cheating the king, his hand is chopped off—in a most gruesome scene—and Edmund, considered guilty by association, must run for his life. Salvation comes in the form of a knight, Sir Nigel, who is seeking a strong young squire to accompany him on a Crusade, a trip to the Holy Land "to fight for the True Cross."...In this gritty, gory, exciting tale, Cadnum, the author of In a Dark Wood and other YA novels, conveys the flavor of life in medieval times, replete with carefully researched details of daily life as well as armor and weaponry. It's not a tale for the faint-hearted, with its descriptions of "eyes and privy parts gouged, bellies swollen in the sun," and its realism makes the reader all too aware of the awfulness of battle and the harsh character of life in medieval times. But it certainly offers a new perspective on knights and the Crusades for readers who want a sense of what it might really have been like to be alive then. A 2000 National Book Award finalist. Category: Paperback Fiction. KLIATT Codes: JSA—Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2000, Penguin Putnam, Puffin, 204p., $8.99. Ages 13 to adult. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick; KLIATT SOURCE: KLIATT, March 2002 (Vol. 36, No. 2)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780142300343
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication date: 10/28/2001
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 208
  • Sales rank: 177,764
  • Age range: 12 - 17 Years
  • Lexile: 0980L (what's this?)
  • Series: Crusader Trilogy, #1
  • Product dimensions: 4.40 (w) x 7.12 (h) x 0.57 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 29, 2002

    The Book of the Lion Summary

    I read The Book of the Lion by Michael Cadnum. This story takes place in England around the time of the Crusades. In this story a coin smith is accused for adding copper to the silver coins. The coin smith¿s apprentice, Edmund, has to be punished as well, and the standard punishment is to lose your right hand. He tries to escape the King¿s Men, but their horses were too fast for him. He is thrown in jail and keeps his hand. He then fakes his ability to ride a horse and competes in training against another boy for the position of Sir Nigel¿s Squire so he may escape the jail. To his surprise they both are chosen and he begins an adventure to fight in the crusades. He soon experiences his first battle and is commended for saving the other boy by taking down his attacker as the enemy raises his sword. He helps in other battles, but to find out what happens you will have to read the book yourself. I recommend this book, because it is a great adventure novel. It is a wonderful tale that describes the life in Old England. I think that this book has a medium reading level. It uses simple sentences but also has some parts as written from the time period making it challenging to read.

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  • Posted August 19, 2011

    Okay

    Not bad, you should read it if you enjoy historical fiction particularlly the crusades. Although very short it was well written.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 28, 2011

    A really good book

    This book has precise revelance to the religiously intimate story of the Crusades. It gives fantastic insight about the life, language, and culture of the people living during this time. Very dramatic, realistic, and is a great read for youg adults. Truly brilliant.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 2, 2011

    The Book of the Lion........ Worst. Book. Ever.

    Okay honestly? This is seriously the dumbest book I think I've ever read. Don't read it if you want to be a happy person. If you're really boring and have ABSOLUTLY no life AT ALL, then I strongly recommend this book to you.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 24, 2008

    A Knights quest and a Holy War

    The great Holy War is just beginning. A young boy named Edmund is woken in the middle of the night to find soldiers in his master¿s home. Edmund is currently an apprentice as a smith. Edmund¿s master is taken and accused of stealing some of the King¿s gold. Edmund tries to fight back, but is knocked away. The soldiers slit his masters wrists and Edmund flees into the cold night. Edmund finds his way to a knight named Sir Nigel, who takes him to practice the skill of the blade. Edmund is faced with many difficulties in training, being that he has no knowledge of fighting. After months of training, Sir Nigel tells Edmund, Hubert(one of his other apprentices), and his fellow knight, Sir Rannulf, that they are going to travel to the great Holy cities Acre and Jerusalem to fight in the Crusades. The team travels for a few weeks to a port in which they set sail on the Holy ship, Sant¿ Agnese. They travel to the Holy cities to find many enemies and discover evil plots. This book isn¿t bad. It was exciting but also dull and boring. I think the author could have told a little less about the traveling and more of the actual action of the book. The author tells this in first person as Edmund and describes what he is living through. He does a great job telling how people would talk in the medieval times, but it does make the book a little difficult to comprehend. I would recommend this book more towards males than females because of the medieval theme. Females may like the book but remember that this is a medieval themed book. I would give this book a three out of five because the book wasn¿t horrible, but it had its weak points and time of poor relation. If you like fantasy, some history, and fighting books, you may like this book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 31, 2008

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    It was an okay book if you like Crusades and such. We had to read it for school, and I hated it. But the class did learn about the Medieval times.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 1, 2005

    TERRIBLE

    I am 12 years old, and while reading this book, I was confused, and bored. To me, this book was a waste of time, and I think I was WAAAAAY too young for it. I recomend this book to HIGH SCHOOLERS!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 16, 2003

    Great book

    I enjoyed this book,It is a great book if you are interested in the medievil times and the crusades,Again I enjoyed this book and I hope you do to

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