Award-winning historical fiction. Like Game of Thrones with real history.
1151: The Holy Land, where one book is worth more than a man's life.
'A stunning masterpiece of tangled alliances, conflicting loyalties and tested love.' Kristin Gleeson, In Praise of the Bees
Troubadour Estela will do whatever it takes to rescue the knight she loves but will her brave actions seal his fate? She embarks on a perilous journey to the Holy Land in this enthralling historical epic.
Imprisoned in Damascus, Dragonetz suffers the mind games inflicted by his anonymous enemies, as he is forced to relive the traumatic events of the Second Crusade. His military prowess is as valuable and dangerous to the balance of power as the priceless Torah he has to deliver to Jerusalem, and the key players want Dragonetz riding with them - or dead.
Once more, 'the master of historical intrigue' whirls the reader off into medieval mayhem. Jean Gill's details of crusading strategy and riding a camel are as convincing as the pangs of medieval childbirth. She brought medieval France to life in Song at Dawn; now she adds 12th century Damascus and Jerusalem with equal aplomb.
Global Ebooks Award for Best Historical Fiction
Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice
Finalist in the Wishing Shelf Awards,
the Kindle Book Awards and
the Chaucer Awards
Four Discovered Diamond Awards
'Captures the essence of the epoch.' J.G. Harlond, The Chosen Man
'Wonderful! If you love historical romance and adventure, you must pick up this series!' Autumn Birt, The Rise of The Fifth Order
Industry Reviews
Believable, page-turning and memorable.' Lela Michael, S.P.Review 'Exquisitely written historical fiction.' Elizabeth Horton-Newton, View from the Sixth Floor 'A fabulous historical novel which vividly brings alive the medieval era.' Karen Charlton, the Detective Lavender Mysteries 'I like a book that makes my heart race and 'The Troubadours' did exactly that. It's a great story.' Molly Gambiza, A Woman's Weakness 'A stunning masterpiece of tangled alliances, conflicting loyalties and tested love.' Kristin Gleeson, the Celtic Knot Series 'As soon as I finished this novel, I longed for the next in the series and can't wait to read more from this extremely talented author.' Deb McEwan, Beyond Death 'Jean Gill is the master of historical intrigue.' C.M.T. Stibbe, Chasing Pharoahs 'One of the best historical novels I've read in a long time.' Paul Trembling, Dragonslayer 'Fascinating history - the plot was terrific.' Brian Wilkerson, Trickster Eric Novels blogger 'A walk through time! That is what it was like to read this fine novel. It drew me into the pages and would not let go of me until done! Bravo for a wonderful read!' Arwin Blue, By Quill Ink and Parchment Historical Fiction blogger 'This story has it all from history to love.' Shirley McLain, Dobyn's Chronicles 'Jean Gill masterfully weaves this fictional tale with accurate medieval history in a way that I have not experienced in a long time. All at once, I am surrounded by knights, crusades, and Templar politics... Her writing is as lyrical as the songs her characters sing.' B.J. Tiernan, Standing on a Whale
