Last Emir

Name: Last Emir
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by Simon Turney Book 2 in the The Knights Templar series.

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Iberia, early thirteenth century. Relics taken during centuries of conquest become the focus of a mission in which Arnau and his companions must cross political and religious boundaries. Christian lords, Almohad officials and local communities each understand the objects differently, making possession a source of authority as well as faith.

The search leads into fortified towns and shifting alliances as preparations for wider war intensify. Arnau encounters opponents whose honour complicates the language of crusade and allies whose motives are less pure than their vows. The last emir’s fate tests whether recovering a sacred object can justify the violence committed in its name.