The epic conclusion to the highly successful Brethren trilogy. A spectacular and epic novel of war, savagery, and the fall of the Knights Templar, following in the tradition of Conn Iggulden, Bernard Cornwell, and Manda Scott. It is 1295. The Christian empire in the Holy Land is in ruins and Will Campbell has just escaped with his life. After years of battling under the desert sun - and secretly working for peace with the Brethren - Will returns to Scotland to find his homeland under attack by King Edward I of England. Soon, embroiled in a bloody conflict, Will is unaware that an even more ominous danger is emerging. A warrior king on the throne of France has a lust for domination and will stop at nothing to fulfill his twisted ambitions.