The Iron Lance
by Stephen R. Lawhead
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Editions of The Iron Lance
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Harper Prism |
Date 2000 |
Price $1.00 |
 Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Zondervan |
Date 1999 |
Price $3.29 |
Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Harpercollins |
Date 1998 |
Price $1.00 |
Good |
Publisher Notes
Amidst visions of the ancient past, a Scottish lawyer glimpses the harrowing pilgrimage of an ancestor whose fight for his familys future leads him into the terrifying maelstrom of the Crusades. In the year 1095, Pope Urban II declared war on the infidel. Kings, princes, and lords throughout Europe took up the Cross and joined the Crusade. It was Murdo Ranulfsons duty to guard his familys interests while his father and brothers fought to win Jerusalem. But when a greedy king and corrupt clergy charged with the protection of Orkney become its worst enemies, Murdo must undertake the pilgrimage himself. Driven to the sea, Murdo follows the Crusades in the hope of finding his father and redeeming his familys land. His epic journey leads him to the heart of the civilized world, the Mediterranean, where the Emperor Alexius struggles to fend off the barbarian hordes that would rend Christendom and engulf the world in darkness. Murdo's quest carries him to the fabled city of Constantinople and beyond to the Holy Land, guarded by the sword points of the Saracens. Amidst unimaginable brutality and ambition, he finds the man he seeks -- and obtains the relic that will guide his life and the lives of his descendants for centuries. Steeped in heroism, treachery, and the clamor of battle, The Iron Lance begins an epic trilogy of a noble Scottish family fighting for its existence and its faith during the age of the Great Crusades -- and of a secret society whose hidden ceremonies will shape history for a thousand years.
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