Echoes from the Alps: Swords and Secrets

by Mark Alexander

Overview

The year is 1293. The Holy Land was lost with the fall of Acre in 1291, and the Religious Orders must defend their reason to exist in a charged political environment. Europe has lost the appetite for another crusade, and the importance of the Templars is called into question by the powerful Houses of Europe.

Become absorbed in the intrigue, deception, and brutality of those jealous of their power. Immerse yourself in the last days of the Templars as the narrative follows a preeminent member of the Order who inexplicably vanished from historical records in June 1307, months before the arrests.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798881163433
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	04/21/2024
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

I grew up near Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania in the early 1960s and 1970s. I am retired and reside in south-central Pennsylvania, living in Amish country. Like any young boy, I was always captivated by knights in shining armor and Camelot. I had a love for history and anything medieval. And a couple of trips to Europe only stoked that flame.

With retirement providing loads of free time, I started writing books to keep myself busy and my mind active. With my love for medieval history always present, I began stories centering on the Middle Ages, trying to take well-known legends and myths and add a new twist.

My books are fiction but sprinkled with historical facts. I hope my stories will entertain, educate, and allow you to escape the real world, if only for a few hours.