Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Robert Weinberg -- The red cock crows -- The Golden Horde -- The long sword -- Lionheart -- Protection -- Keeper of the gate -- The Tower of the Ravens -- The Grand Cham -- The black road -- Knights with wings -- The making of the Morning Star -- The bells of the mountains -- The faring forth -- Secret of victory -- The village of the ghost -- The Iron Man rides -- Doom rides in -- Appendix -- About the author -- Source acknowledgments.
Summary
Beset by enemies on every side and torn by internal divisions, the crusader kingdoms were a hotbed of intrigue, where your greatest ally might be your natural enemy. Because lives and kingdoms often rested on the edge of a sword blade, it was a time when a bold heart and a steady hand would see you far--so long as you watched your back.